Pediatric Thyroid Disease: When is Surgery Necessary, and Who Should be Operating on Our Children?
Breuer C, Tuggle C, Solomon D, Sosa JA. Pediatric Thyroid Disease: When is Surgery Necessary, and Who Should be Operating on Our Children? Journal Of Clinical Research In Pediatric Endocrinology 2012, 4: 79-85. PMID: 23149389, PMCID: PMC3608013, DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferentiated thyroid cancerMedullary thyroid carcinomaPediatric thyroidectomyThyroid cancerHigh-volume thyroid surgeonRecurrent laryngeal nerve injuryCentral lymph node dissectionLaryngeal nerve injuryLymph node dissectionBetter clinical outcomesNuclear medicine physiciansSurgery NecessaryNode dissectionTotal thyroidectomyAppropriate surgeryNerve injuryFamilial cancer syndromeGraves' diseasePediatric patientsClinical outcomesPediatric populationSurgical managementCommon malignancyThyroid surgeonsToxic adenoma