Association Between Body Mass Index and Thyroid Cancer in Children With Thyroid Nodules

Magdalena D Ivanova; Christine E Cherella; Biren P Modi; Jessica R Smith; Ari J Wassner

doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.4455

Association Between Body Mass Index and Thyroid Cancer in Children With Thyroid Nodules

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Apr 1;148(4):375-377. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.4455.

Authors

Magdalena D Ivanova¹, Christine E Cherella², Biren P Modi³, Jessica R Smith², Ari J Wassner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines whether body mass index in children with thyroid nodules is associated with thyroid cancer and a greater likelihood of undergoing thyroid surgery.

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Child
Humans
Obesity / complications
Thyroid Neoplasms* / complications
Thyroid Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Thyroid Nodule* / complications