Francesco Quaglino, Alex Bruno Bellocchia, Gerdi Tuli, Jessica Munarin, Patrizia Matarazzo, Luca Cestino, Federico Festa, Giulia Carbonaro, Salvatore Oleandri, Claudia Manini, Riccardo Vergano, Luisa De Sanctis
INTRODUCTION: Pediatric thyroid carcinoma represents about 4-5% of all pediatric carcinoma with an incidence of 0.5 cases/100,000, compared to 2-10/100000 cases in the adult population. The aim of this study is to present the experience of a reference adult endocrine surgery unit in charge of the treatment of pediatric thyroid diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2019 to September 2022, 25 patients, aged 5-17, underwent thyroid surgery. We analysed indications for surgery, use of intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM), definitive histological examination, postoperative outcomes and risk factors related...
2023: Frontiers in Endocrinology