A "nodule" is a general term for an abnormal growth of tissue anywhere in the body. Most cases are not cancerous. With that said, the term is sometimes used as a placeholder to describe any abnormal ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps that occur in the thyroid gland in the front of the throat. There may be no symptoms, but people may feel a bump in the neck. Thyroid nodules can be a sign of iodine ...

Nodular melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It’s a dangerous form of melanoma that grows quickly. Only about 15% of all melanomas are nodular. But it causes nearly half of melanoma-related deaths.

PN is a chronic inflammatory skin condition causing intense itching and thickened red nodules, primarily on the arms, legs, and trunk. Affecting around 200,000 people in the United States ...

These itchy bumps, which dermatologists call nodules, can develop anywhere on skin that you scratch, pick, or rub. While the itchy bumps can develop anywhere, most appear on skin that’s easily ...

two or more iris Lisch nodules and a heterozygous pathogenic NF1 variant with a variant allele fraction of 50% in apparently normal tissue such as white blood cells. B: A child of a parent who meets ...

Many people say that their skin itches severely. Some people develop itchy prurigo nodules (bumps) that cover large areas. Here are tips that dermatologists give their patients to relieve the itch: ...