Assertion: goiter's nodule | /r/HasProperty | cancerous
Facets:
value: exceptionally
type: DEGREE
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
value: almost always
type: DEGREE
value: in some cases
type: TEMPORAL
value: especially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Hot nodules are almost always non-cancerous but the preferred management of hot nodules is frequently surgery since it is a clear, safe and 100% effective therapy for the hyperthyroidism.
text: These nodules are more likely to be cancerous than are fluid-filled nodules.
text: Hot nodules usually are not cancerous, but cold nodules can be benign or cancerous.
text: (Solid nodules are more likely to be cancerous.)
text: If your doctor thinks a biopsy is needed, the simplest way to find out if a thyroid lump or nodule is cancerous is with a fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the thyroid nodule.
text: If the diagnosis is not clear after an FNA biopsy, you might need a more involved biopsy to get a better sample, particularly if the doctor has reason to think the nodule may be cancerous.
text: In some cases, these nodules may be cancerous.
text: Solid nodules have little fluid or colloid and are more likely to be cancerous.
text: A fine-needle biopsy might be done to see whether a nodule is cancerous.
text: If a nontoxic goiter progresses to the nodular stage, and the nodule is found to be cancerous, you will need treatment.
text: There are cases requiring medical treatment, especially if the nodules are cancerous.
text: Warm and hot nodules are rarely cancerous.
text: The University of California San Francisco says that if the goiter or nodules are cancerous, they can swell and put pressure on other structures nearby causing hoarseness, pain, and even coughing up blood if the trachea is penetrated.
text: Hot nodules are exceptionally cancerous.