Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

Thyroid Nodule  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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).

Broader concept

In other languages

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V20HVW0V-N

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/25/91, last modified 6/30/05