Thyroid nodule
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In medicine, a thyroid nodule is a "small circumscribed mass in the thyroid gland that can be of neoplastic growth or non-neoplastic abnormality. it lacks a well-defined capsule or glandular architecture. thyroid nodules are often benign but can be malignant. the growth of nodules can lead to a multinodular goiter (goiter, nodular)."[1] About 5% of thyroid nodules, including incidentalomas, contain thyroid cancer.[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Thyroid nodule (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Hegedüs L (October 2004). "Clinical practice. The thyroid nodule". N. Engl. J. Med. 351 (17): 1764–71. DOI:10.1056/NEJMcp031436. PMID 15496625. Research Blogging.