 Goiter, Nodular
"Goiter, Nodular" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enlarged THYROID GLAND containing multiple nodules (THYROID NODULE), usually resulting from recurrent thyroid HYPERPLASIA and involution over many years to produce the irregular enlargement. Multinodular goiters may be nontoxic or may induce THYROTOXICOSIS.
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D006044
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.874.283.501
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| Concept/Terms |
Goiter, Nodular- Goiter, Nodular
- Goiters, Nodular
- Nodular Goiters
- Nodular Goiter
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Goiter, Nodular" by people in Profiles.
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Rosen JE, Stone MD. Contemporary diagnostic approach to the thyroid nodule. J Surg Oncol. 2006 Dec 15; 94(8):649-61.
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Woodmansee WW, Haugen BR. Uses for recombinant human TSH in patients with thyroid cancer and nodular goiter. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2004 Aug; 61(2):163-73.
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Kusic Z, Becker DV, Saenger EL, Paras P, Gartside P, Wessler T, Spaventi S. Comparison of technetium-99m and iodine-123 imaging of thyroid nodules: correlation with pathologic findings. J Nucl Med. 1990 Apr; 31(4):393-9.
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