Thyroid abnormalities in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma: The importance of close surveillance.

Introduction: Survival in paediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has increased over the last decades. However, these patients are at increased risk of developing late thyroid sequelae due to the treatment with irradiation and alkylating agents.

Methods: We conducted an observational and retrospective study in patients with a diagnosis of HL between 2007 and 2022, in a hospital that is a paediatric oncology reference centre, through the review of electronic health records.

Prophylactic thyroidectomy in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A in children: a single centre experience.

Background To describe the complications and long-term results in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A) syndrome in whom a prophylactic thyroidectomy was performed, in relation to the recommendations of the American Thyroid Association (ATA). Methods A retrospective study of 14 patients with MEN 2A thyroidectomized between 2000 and 2017. We reviewed demographic, clinical, analytical and radiological data.