TY - JOUR
T1 - 2022 European Thyroid Association Guidelines for the management of pediatric thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid carcinoma
AU - Lebbink, Chantal A.
AU - Links, Thera P.
AU - Czarniecka, Agnieszka
AU - Dias, Renuka P.
AU - Elisei, Rossella
AU - Izatt, Louise
AU - Krude, Heiko
AU - Lorenz, Kerstin
AU - Luster, Markus
AU - Newbold, Kate
AU - Piccardo, Arnoldo
AU - Sobrinho-Simões, Manuel
AU - Takano, Toru
AU - van Trotsenburg, A. S. Paul
AU - Verburg, Frederik A.
AU - van Santen, Hanneke M.
PY - 2022/12/1
Y1 - 2022/12/1
N2 - At present, no European recommendations for the management of pediatric thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) exist. Differences in clinical, molecular, and pathological characteristics between pediatric and adult DTC emphasize the need for specific recommendations for the pediatric population. An expert panel was instituted by the executive committee of the European Thyroid Association including an international community of experts from a variety of disciplines including pediatric and adult endocrinology, pathology, endocrine surgery, nuclear medicine, clinical genetics, and oncology. The 2015 American Thyroid Association Pediatric Guideline was used as framework for the present guideline. Areas of discordance were identified, and clinical questions were formulated. The expert panel members discussed the evidence and formulated recommendations based on the latest evidence and expert opinion. Children with a thyroid nodule or DTC require expert care in an experienced center. The present guideline provides guidance for healthcare professionals to make well-considered decisions together with patients and parents regarding diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of pediatric thyroid nodules and DTC.
AB - At present, no European recommendations for the management of pediatric thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) exist. Differences in clinical, molecular, and pathological characteristics between pediatric and adult DTC emphasize the need for specific recommendations for the pediatric population. An expert panel was instituted by the executive committee of the European Thyroid Association including an international community of experts from a variety of disciplines including pediatric and adult endocrinology, pathology, endocrine surgery, nuclear medicine, clinical genetics, and oncology. The 2015 American Thyroid Association Pediatric Guideline was used as framework for the present guideline. Areas of discordance were identified, and clinical questions were formulated. The expert panel members discussed the evidence and formulated recommendations based on the latest evidence and expert opinion. Children with a thyroid nodule or DTC require expert care in an experienced center. The present guideline provides guidance for healthcare professionals to make well-considered decisions together with patients and parents regarding diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of pediatric thyroid nodules and DTC.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1530/ETJ-22-0146
DO - https://doi.org/10.1530/ETJ-22-0146
M3 - Article
C2 - 36228315
SN - 2235-0640
VL - 11
JO - European thyroid journal
JF - European thyroid journal
IS - 6
M1 - e220146
ER -