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. 2013 Mar 1;5(Suppl 1):57–69. doi: 10.4274/Jcrpe.853

Figure 1. Diagnostic algorithm for pediatric thyroid nodules. A multi-step approach is proposed encompassing a first step with clinicalevaluation, thyroid ultrasound and laboratory assays and a second step including scintiscan in case of hyperthyroidism, or an evaluation forFNAB in case of eu/hypothyroidism* Calcitonin systematic dosage is not universally accepted (see text)FNAB: fine-needle aspiration biopsy, fT4: free thyroxine, fT3: free triiodothyronine, MTC: medullary thyroid cancer, L-T4: levo T4 TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone.

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