Hypervascularity
Increased concentration of blood vessels
Hypervascularity is an increased number or concentration of blood vessels.
In Graves disease, the thyroid gland is hypervascular, which can help in differentiating the condition from thyroiditis.
90% of thyroid papillary carcinoma cases are hypervascular.
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