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Nodular goiter

MedGen UID:
42271
Concept ID:
C0018023
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Goiter, Nodular; Goiters, Nodular; Nodular Goiter; Nodular Goiters
SNOMED CT: Nodular goiter (419153005); Nodular hyperplasia of thyroid (419153005)
 
HPO: HP:0005994
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006869

Definition

Enlargement of the thyroid gland related to one or more nodules in the thyroid gland. [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 2b
MedGen UID:
9959
Concept ID:
C0025269
Neoplastic Process
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) includes the following phenotypes: MEN2A, FMTC (familial medullary thyroid carcinoma, which may be a variant of MEN2A), and MEN2B. All three phenotypes involve high risk for development of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MTC); MEN2A and MEN2B involve an increased risk for pheochromocytoma; MEN2A involves an increased risk for parathyroid adenoma or hyperplasia. Additional features in MEN2B include mucosal neuromas of the lips and tongue, distinctive facies with enlarged lips, ganglioneuromatosis of the gastrointestinal tract, and a marfanoid habitus. MTC typically occurs in early childhood in MEN2B, early adulthood in MEN2A, and middle age in FMTC.

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Etiology

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Therapy

Wiersinga WM, Poppe KG, Effraimidis G
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Yaqub A, Choudhry MI, Wheaton J, Gress T
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Prognosis

Wiersinga WM, Poppe KG, Effraimidis G
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2023 Apr;11(4):282-298. Epub 2023 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(23)00005-0. PMID: 36848916
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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

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