A widely discussed topic in the pathophysiology of thyroid nodules is the role of obesity, a
state that leads to increased systemic inflammatory markers. Leptin plays a vital role in …

Importance Definitive diagnosis of a thyroid nodule in a child is obtained through diagnostic
surgery. This is problematic because pediatric thyroid surgery is associated with higher rates …

Objectives Disparities across race and socioeconomic status (SES) in cancer treatment exist
for many malignancies. Disadvantaged groups have repeatedly been shown to receive sub …

The guidelines for the workup of thyroid nodules have been established in adult populations
and secondarily applied to paediatric populations. In particular, The Bethesda System for …

Introduction: The increasing incidence of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in children
and adolescents has become a growing concern. This study provides the first extensive …

Purpose: This study aimed to identify cancer incidence trends in the United States and
globally in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) 15–39 years of age, by sex, and to …

Methods| In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed all patients younger than 19 years old
who were evaluated for a nonautonomous thyroid nodule (≥ 1 cm diameter) at Boston …

Context Examining how overweight/obesity impacts thyroid nodule development in children
and adolescents by sex and age allows speculation on the mechanism. Objective We …

Objectives Pediatric thyroid cancer represents 2.3% of thyroid cancers, and its long-term
outcome data are sparse. There have not been studies in the UAE delineating its …

Abstract Background Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a common autosomal dominant
syndrome with complete penetrance and highly variable expressivity. The cutaneous …