Clinical Study
The Clinical and Pathological Presentation of Thyroid Nodules in Children and the Comparison with Adult Population: Experience of a Single Institution
Table 1
Comparison of distribution of thyroid disorders in younger and older patients.
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The number of patients with thyroid nodule greater than 1 cm in maximal diameter is given in parentheses. These terms were used for those patients who were euthyroid and presented an echonormal thyroid on ultrasound, and the thyroid contained no discrete lesion or only discrete lesion less than 5 mm in maximal diameter, intact thyroid or not fully intact thyroid, respectively. |