Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab.  2025 Feb;30(1):48-51. 10.6065/apem.2448296.148.

Pediatric thyroid cancer: key considerations based on the 2024 Korean Thyroid Association Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Management Guidelines

• Lee EK
• Lee YA

• KMID: 2565217
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.6065/apem.2448296.148

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  Fig. 1. Initial treatment and follow-up strategy based on the postoperative 3-tier Pediatric Risk Classification. TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; US, ultrasound; SPECT, single-photon emission computed tomography; CT, computed tomography; Tg, thyroglobulin.

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