Causes Of Thyroid Nodules
A nodule is an abnormal growth. It doesn’t mean It's a cancer, affirms Dr. Robert Udelsman, Chief of Endocrine Surgery with Miami Cancer Institute.
In cases of thyroid, the specialist says most thyroid nodules are not a big deal and he explains it with a digital imaging, and adds 1 in 15 women in America have thyroid nodules. The majority of those nodules are benign and small and don't cause any trouble at all.
Iodine deficiency, overgrowth of thyroid tissue, thyroid cyst, thyroiditis and multinodular goiter can cause a thyroid nodules, Dr. Udelsman explains.
