Papillary thyroid cancer in childhood: is parental screening helpful?

Background: Familial non-medullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC) mandates family screening with ultrasound; however, the need for screening paediatric thyroid cancer with no family history has not been addressed.

Methods: This study conducted a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary hospital. The study group is composed of patients ≤18 years undergoing surgery for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) from 2008 to 2014.