hot nodule; toxic thyroid adenoma

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Introduction

thyroid nodule that takes up radioactive iodide

Pathology

  • 'hot nodules' secrete thyroxine
  • 'hot nodules' virtually never malignant

Laboratory

Radiology

Management

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References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 17. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2015
  2. Siegel RD, Lee SL Toxic nodular goiter. Toxic adenoma and toxic multinodular goiter. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1998 Mar;27(1):151-68. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9534034