hot nodule

Definition / meaning of hot nodule

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.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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