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Thyroid nodule
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Thyroid nodules are lumps in the neck. The word nodule describes a localized finding, but by itself it says nothing about what that finding is.
Ultrasound can examine these lumps in greater detail. When indicated, fine-needle aspiration obtains small samples to determine whether the tissue is cancerous or noncancerous.
In brief
Thyroid nodules are lumps in the neck.
A nodule is a localized finding that can be examined in greater detail.
Ultrasound can examine them in greater detail, and when indicated, fine-needle aspiration obtains tissue to determine whether a nodule is cancerous or noncancerous.
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesThyroid Tests
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