cold nodule

cold nod·ule

a thyroid nodule with a much lower uptake of radioactive iodine than the surrounding parenchyma; about one in four prove to be malignant.

cold nodule

Imaging A focus of ↓ radioisotope uptake on a 123I or 99mTc scintillation scan of the thyroid, seen in cystic or solid, often nonfunctional lesions; when the mass is solid by ultrasound, a biopsy is warranted as most carcinomas are cold nodules. Cf Hot nodule, Warm nodule.

cold nod·ule

(kōld nod'yūl) A thyroid nodule with a much lower uptake of radioactive iodine than the surrounding parenchyma; about one in four proves to be malignant.

单词	cold nodule
释义	cold nodule cold nod·ule a thyroid nodule with a much lower uptake of radioactive iodine than the surrounding parenchyma; about one in four prove to be malignant. cold nodule Imaging A focus of ↓ radioisotope uptake on a 123I or 99mTc scintillation scan of the thyroid, seen in cystic or solid, often nonfunctional lesions; when the mass is solid by ultrasound, a biopsy is warranted as most carcinomas are cold nodules. Cf Hot nodule, Warm nodule. cold nod·ule (kōld nod'yūl) A thyroid nodule with a much lower uptake of radioactive iodine than the surrounding parenchyma; about one in four proves to be malignant.
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