hrp0082p3-d2-996 | Thyroid (1) | ESPE2014
Orbak Zerrin
, Cayir Atilla
, Doneray Hakan
, Oral Akgun
, Gursan Nesrin
Background: Thyroid nodules are rare in children compared to adults. Although most thyroid nodules are benign, the risk of malignancy is greater in pediatric patients.Case: We described a 10-year-old boy who presented with a right sided thyroid nodule that was 12×8 mm. He had not cervical lymphadenopathy. His fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology was benign. It was subsequently diagnosed as a Hurthle cell adenoma after thyroidectomy. In histopathol...