Prophylactic thyroidectomy in children with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2

Background In patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) syndrome, genetic testing offers early diagnosis, stratifies the risk of developing medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and informs the timing of thyroidectomy. The efficacy of treatment, which depends on timely and safe surgery, is not well established. Methods This was a retrospective review of diagnostic and clinicopathological outcomes of prophylactic thyroidectomy in children...