Validating the Modified McGill Thyroid Nodule Score for Assessment of Preoperative Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Malignancy
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Nicolle Burgwardt, James M. Healy, Ana Menendez, Maia Regan, Douglas Moote, Nordie Bilbao, Rebecca Riba-Wolman, Michael Brimacombe, Christine Finck
Topic overview
The McGill Thyroid Nodule Score (MTNS) is a preoperative tool used to predict the risk for well-differentiated thyroid cancer in adults. It was developed by a multidisciplinary team using established evidence-based risk factors for thyroid cancer. The modified McGill Thyroid Nodule Score (mMTNS) was developed to predict malignancy risk in children. A pilot study suggested the mMTNS was able to assess malignancy risk in children with indeterminate cytology on fine needle aspiration (FNA). This study seeks to validate these findings.
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