Evaluation of Thyroid Nodule Malignant Neoplasms and Obesity Among Children and Young Adults
Carlos A. Ortega, Jean‐Nicolas Gallant, Sheau‐Chiann Chen, Fei Ye, Huiying Wang, Ryan H. Belcher, Vivian Weiß
Abstract
This cross-sectional study examines the association of obesity in childhood and adolescence with the incidence of malignant thyroid nodules.
Topics & Concepts
Nodule (geology)MedicineThyroidObesityThyroid nodulesPathologyInternal medicinePediatricsOncologyBiologyPaleontologyCancer Risks and FactorsMultiple and Secondary Primary CancersThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment