"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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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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Integrating Molecular Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Children with Thyroid Lesions. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2016 Mar-Apr; 19(2):94-100.
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The biopsy-proven benign thyroid nodule: is long-term follow-up necessary? J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Jul; 217(1):81-8; discussion 88-9.
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Robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery in the United States: is it comparable to open thyroid lobectomy? Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Apr; 19(4):1269-74.
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Clinical significance of distinguishing between follicular lesion and follicular neoplasm in thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Nov; 16(11):3146-53.
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Thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy: variability in reporting. Thyroid. 2009 Jul; 19(7):717-23.
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Management of thyroid nodules detected at US: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound consensus conference statement. Radiology. 2005 Dec; 237(3):794-800.
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Fine-needle aspiration of the thyroid and correlation with histopathology in a contemporary series of 240 patients. Am J Surg. 2003 Dec; 186(6):702-9; discussion 709-10.
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Interinstitutional review of thyroid fine-needle aspirations: impact on clinical management of thyroid nodules. Diagn Cytopathol. 2001 Oct; 25(4):231-4.
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The goitrous patient with an elevated serum calcitonin--what to do? J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1997 Feb; 82(2):335-7.