"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Goiter, Nodular" by people in Profiles.
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Incidental papillary carcinoma in patients treated surgically for benign thyroid diseases. Surgery. 2009 Dec; 146(6):1099-104.
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Simultaneous fine-needle aspiration and core-needle biopsy of thyroid nodules. Am Surg. 1995 Jul; 61(7):628-32; discussion 632-3.