[Jake_George]

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Hi Butter,

We cannot tell you what a nodule may or may not mean of any size. What I can tell you is to ask your doctor what this means based on your symptoms and what the scan showed, There are so many variables for what could cause a nodule that only your doctor can tell you what it means.

There has been a great deal of dissusion on nodules in our archive files. Do a search on our archives for information on them and you may find an answer to your question.

[BUTTER]

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Is a two centimeter (cold) nodule considered large or worrisome in the presence of hyper symptoms? This was found onscan.

[Kimberly]

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Also, keep in mind that thyroid nodules are fairly common. MANY people develop nodules (especially later in life) and never even know they exist! As Jake said, definitely check with your doc to see if he/she believes that yours warrants any further testing. Best of luck!

[Bobbi]

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A "cold" nodule is a clump of thyroid cells that are inactive, inert. They are not, typically, producing thyroid hormone, growing, dividing, or undergoing other cell metabolic processes either. Conversely, a "hot" nodule, would be a clump of thyroid cells that is wildly over-active, producing lots of thyroid hormone. That, at least, is an amateur’s explanation. ; ) I have a family member who is at higher-than-normal risk for thyroid cancer due to radiation exposure as a baby, and when he turned up with cold nodules, we were told that they are rarely cancerous. He was biopsied anyway, to be on the safe side, due to his risk factors.

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