Preferred Label : Hot Nodule;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: When radioactive material is used to examine the thyroid with a scanner,
nodules that collect more radioactive material than the surrounding thyroid tissue
are considered hot. Hot nodules are rarely malignant. Hot nodules are sometimes called
hyperfunctioning nodules.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044546;
Origin ID : C28372;
UMLS CUI : C1334045;
Semantic type(s)
- is_finding_of_disease
