Research Article
Performance of the American Thyroid Association Risk Classification in a Single Center Cohort of Pediatric Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Retrospective Study
Table 1
American Thyroid Association Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Risk Levels (2015).
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There were no clear definitions of minimal or extensive lymph node disease in the ATA pediatric thyroid cancer guideline. Therefore, for the present study we used the definition provided in the recent ATA Thyroid nodule and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Guideline (extensive involvement if > 5 lymph nodes or size of ≥3cm in largest diameter). |