"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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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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