Assessment and Management of Thyroid Disease in Children

Amy L Dimachkieh; Ken Kazahaya; Daniel C Chelius Jr

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2019.06.009

Assessment and Management of Thyroid Disease in Children

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2019 Oct;52(5):957-967. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2019.06.009. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

Authors

Amy L Dimachkieh¹, Ken Kazahaya², Daniel C Chelius Jr³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric Thyroid Tumor Program and Pediatric Head and Neck Tumor Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite D0420, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, Pediatric Thyroid Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadephia, PA 19104, USA.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric Thyroid Tumor Program and Pediatric Head and Neck Tumor Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite D0420, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: dccheliu@texaschildrens.org.

PMID: 31353140
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2019.06.009

Abstract

This article summarizes the current management of pediatric thyroid disease, with an emphasis on surgical management. Medical and surgical approaches to hyperthyroidism are reviewed as well as pathways for evaluation of nodules and malignancy. Differences between pediatric and adult thyroid management are highlighted.

Keywords: Hyperthyroidism; Pediatric; Thyroid; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid nodule.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Hyperthyroidism / surgery*
Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging
Thyroid Gland / pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery*
Thyroid Nodule / pathology*
Thyroid Nodule / surgery
Ultrasonography