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Thyroid nodule

MedGen UID:
21547
Concept ID:
C0040137
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Nodule, Thyroid; Nodules, Thyroid; Thyroid Nodule; Thyroid Nodules
SNOMED CT: Thyroid nodule (237495005)
 
HPO: HP:0025388

Definition

A nodular lesion that develops in the thyroid gland. The term "thyroid nodule" refers to any abnormal growth that forms a lump in the thyroid gland. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A
MedGen UID:
9958
Concept ID:
C0025268
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.
Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal, 2
MedGen UID:
357232
Concept ID:
C1867234
Neoplastic Process
DICER1 tumor predisposition (DICER1) is characterized by an increased risk for pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), pulmonary cysts, thyroid gland neoplasia (multinodular goiter, adenomas, and/or thyroid cancer), ovarian tumors (Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor, gynandroblastoma, and sarcoma), and cystic nephroma. Less commonly observed tumors include ciliary body medulloepithelioma, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, pituitary blastoma, pineoblastoma, central nervous system (CNS) sarcoma, other CNS tumors, and presacral malignant teratoid tumor. The majority of tumors occur in individuals younger than age 40 years. PPB typically presents in infants and children younger than age six years. Ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors are most often diagnosed before age 40 years. Cystic nephroma generally presents in young children but has also been reported in adolescents. Additional clinical features that may be seen include macrocephaly, ocular abnormalities, structural anomalies of the kidney and collecting system, and dental anomalies (bulbous crowns).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Durante C, Hegedüs L, Czarniecka A, Paschke R, Russ G, Schmitt F, Soares P, Solymosi T, Papini E
Eur Thyroid J 2023 Oct 1;12(5) Epub 2023 Aug 14 doi: 10.1530/ETJ-23-0067. PMID: 37358008Free PMC Article
Alexander EK, Doherty GM, Barletta JA
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2022 Jul;10(7):540-548. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00139-5. PMID: 35752201
Grani G, Sponziello M, Pecce V, Ramundo V, Durante C
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020 Sep 1;105(9):2869-83. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa322. PMID: 32491169Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chen DW, Lang BHH, McLeod DSA, Newbold K, Haymart MR
Lancet 2023 May 6;401(10387):1531-1544. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00020-X. PMID: 37023783
Alexander EK, Doherty GM, Barletta JA
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2022 Jul;10(7):540-548. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00139-5. PMID: 35752201
Alexander EK, Cibas ES
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2022 Jul;10(7):533-539. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00101-2. PMID: 35752200
Kobaly K, Kim CS, Mandel SJ
Annu Rev Med 2022 Jan 27;73:517-528. Epub 2021 Aug 20 doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-042220-015032. PMID: 34416120
Grani G, Sponziello M, Pecce V, Ramundo V, Durante C
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020 Sep 1;105(9):2869-83. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa322. PMID: 32491169Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Alexander EK, Doherty GM, Barletta JA
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2022 Jul;10(7):540-548. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00139-5. PMID: 35752201
Grani G, Sponziello M, Pecce V, Ramundo V, Durante C
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020 Sep 1;105(9):2869-83. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa322. PMID: 32491169Free PMC Article
Wong R, Farrell SG, Grossmann M
Med J Aust 2018 Jul 16;209(2):92-98. doi: 10.5694/mja17.01204. PMID: 29996756
Pemayun TG
Acta Med Indones 2016 Jul;48(3):247-257. PMID: 27840362
Dean DS, Gharib H
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 Dec;22(6):901-11. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2008.09.019. PMID: 19041821

Therapy

Chen DW, Lang BHH, McLeod DSA, Newbold K, Haymart MR
Lancet 2023 May 6;401(10387):1531-1544. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00020-X. PMID: 37023783
Livhits MJ, Zhu CY, Kuo EJ, Nguyen DT, Kim J, Tseng CH, Leung AM, Rao J, Levin M, Douek ML, Beckett KR, Cheung DS, Gofnung YA, Smooke-Praw S, Yeh MW
JAMA Oncol 2021 Jan 1;7(1):70-77. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.5935. PMID: 33300952Free PMC Article
Kalra B, Gupta Y, Kalra S
J Pak Med Assoc 2017 Apr;67(4):645-647. PMID: 28420934
Yuan S, Magarik M, Lex AM, Fleischer AC
Expert Rev Med Devices 2016 Dec;13(12):1107-1117. Epub 2016 Nov 22 doi: 10.1080/17434440.2016.1257938. PMID: 27819141
Hanna CE, LaFranchi SH
Adolesc Med 2002 Feb;13(1):13-35, v. PMID: 11841953

Prognosis

Chiang PL, Luo SD, Chang YH, Chou CK, Chi SY, Chen YF, Lin WC
Eur Thyroid J 2023 Dec 1;12(6) Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1530/ETJ-23-0105. PMID: 37855419Free PMC Article
Lim JY, Kuo JH
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2022 Jun;25(2):100824. Epub 2022 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2022.100824. PMID: 35551808
Tufano RP, Noureldine SI, Angelos P
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Jun;141(6):566-72. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2015.0647. PMID: 25928353
Jatana KR, Zimmerman D
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2015 Feb;48(1):47-58. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2014.09.005. PMID: 25439549
Purgina BM, Bastaki JM, Pantanowitz L, Yip L, Seethala RR
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Aug 1;139(8):855-7. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.3816. PMID: 23949366

Clinical prediction guides

Raghunathan R, Praw SS, Livhits M
Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2023 Oct 1;30(5):231-237. Epub 2023 Aug 2 doi: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000829. PMID: 37530703
González Vásquez CM, Muñoz Durán JA, Isaza Zapata S, González Londoño JF, García Gómez V
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2021 Nov-Dec;63(6):469-475. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2020.04.007. PMID: 34801179
Peng S, Liu Y, Lv W, Liu L, Zhou Q, Yang H, Ren J, Liu G, Wang X, Zhang X, Du Q, Nie F, Huang G, Guo Y, Li J, Liang J, Hu H, Xiao H, Liu Z, Lai F, Zheng Q, Wang H, Li Y, Alexander EK, Wang W, Xiao H
Lancet Digit Health 2021 Apr;3(4):e250-e259. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(21)00041-8. PMID: 33766289
Steward DL, Carty SE, Sippel RS, Yang SP, Sosa JA, Sipos JA, Figge JJ, Mandel S, Haugen BR, Burman KD, Baloch ZW, Lloyd RV, Seethala RR, Gooding WE, Chiosea SI, Gomes-Lima C, Ferris RL, Folek JM, Khawaja RA, Kundra P, Loh KS, Marshall CB, Mayson S, McCoy KL, Nga ME, Ngiam KY, Nikiforova MN, Poehls JL, Ringel MD, Yang H, Yip L, Nikiforov YE
JAMA Oncol 2019 Feb 1;5(2):204-212. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.4616. PMID: 30419129Free PMC Article
Nishino M, Krane JF
Surg Pathol Clin 2018 Sep;11(3):467-487. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2018.05.002. PMID: 30190135

Recent systematic reviews

Yang L, Li C, Chen Z, He S, Wang Z, Liu J
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1227339. Epub 2023 Aug 31 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1227339. PMID: 37720531Free PMC Article
Kim DH, Kim SW, Basurrah MA, Lee J, Hwang SH
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2023 Jun;220(6):791-803. Epub 2023 Feb 8 doi: 10.2214/AJR.22.28556. PMID: 36752367
de Vries LH, Aykan D, Lodewijk L, Damen JAA, Borel Rinkes IHM, Vriens MR
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:719397. Epub 2021 Aug 12 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.719397. PMID: 34456874Free PMC Article
Muhammad H, Santhanam P, Russell JO
Endocrine 2021 Jun;72(3):619-632. Epub 2021 Jan 15 doi: 10.1007/s12020-020-02598-6. PMID: 33449296
Schmidbauer B, Menhart K, Hellwig D, Grosse J
Int J Mol Sci 2017 Jun 17;18(6) doi: 10.3390/ijms18061292. PMID: 28629126Free PMC Article

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