"Thyroid Nodule" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
| Descriptor ID |
D016606
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.322.894.800 C04.588.443.915.800 C19.344.894.800 C19.874.788.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Thyroid Nodule- Thyroid Nodule
- Nodule, Thyroid
- Nodules, Thyroid
- Thyroid Nodules
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thyroid Nodule" by people in Profiles.
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Thyroid and Parathyroid Conditions: Thyroid Nodules, Cysts, and Malignancies. FP Essent. 2022 Mar; 514:24-29.
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Thyroid Nodules: Advances in Evaluation and Management. Am Fam Physician. 2020 09 01; 102(5):298-304.
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Invited Commentary: Extrathyroidal Extension on Preoperative Ultrasonography of Thyroid Lesions. World J Surg. 2020 08; 44(8):2675-2676.
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Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer in Pregnancy. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2019 06; 62(2):365-372.
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Diagnostic Value of RAS Mutations in Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 03; 156(3):472-479.
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TRANSCULTURALIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEVELOPING LATIN AMERICAN CLINICAL PRACTICE ALGORITHMS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY--PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2015 PAN-AMERICAN WORKSHOP BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. Endocr Pract. 2016 Apr; 22(4):476-501.
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Radiofrequency ablation for treatment of benign thyroid nodules: systematic review. Laryngoscope. 2014 Jan; 124(1):346-53.
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Ultrasound elastography in the evaluation of thyroid nodules for thyroid cancer. Curr Opin Oncol. 2013 Jan; 25(1):1-5.
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H?rthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid presenting as thyrotoxicosis. Endocr Pract. 2012 Jan-Feb; 18(1):e5-9.
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Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy. J S C Med Assoc. 2010 Oct; 106(6):205-8.