ALLMedicine™ Goiter Center

Apr 21st, 2021 - A giant retrosternal goiter can lead to compression of vital organs in the mediastinum with high risk of acute cardiorespiratory decompensation. Additionally, patients with acromegaly are prone to developing severe airway obstruction and ventilati...

Apr 19th, 2021 - A 67-year-old man was diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism and normofunctioning left nodular goiter. Fine-needle aspiration cytology showed thyroid (Thy) 4 (suspicious of malignancy). After first-line imaging proved negative, integrated 18F-...

Apr 10th, 2021 - Thyroid surgery is the primary treatment for substernal goiters, and iatrogenic injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RNL) is always a risk. The literature suggests that iatrogenic lesions of the RNL post resection of substernal goiter are not ...

Apr 9th, 2021 - Nodular goiter in Pontormo's "Epifania Benintendi" (ca. 1520).|2021|Bianucci R,Galassi FM,Donell ST,Nerlich AG,Lippi D,|

Apr 9th, 2021 - Enlargemento of the medial rectus is the most predominant factor of compressive optic neuropathy (CON) in Graves' disease. This case report indicates that CON could develop only from the hypertrophic superior levator and superior rectus (SL/SR) mu...

Dec 3rd, 2013 - Goiter, or benign enlargement of the thyroid gland, can be asymptomatic or can cause compression of surrounding structures such as the esophagus and/or trachea. The options for medical treatment of euthyroid goiter are short-lived and are limited ...

May 14th, 2013 - Masses in the anterior mediastinum can be neoplasms (eg, thymomas, thymic carcinomas, or lung metastases) or non-neoplastic conditions (eg, intrathoracic goiter). Thymomas are the most common primary tumor in the anterior mediastinum, although the...

Apr 21st, 2021 - A giant retrosternal goiter can lead to compression of vital organs in the mediastinum with high risk of acute cardiorespiratory decompensation. Additionally, patients with acromegaly are prone to developing severe airway obstruction and ventilati...

Apr 19th, 2021 - A 67-year-old man was diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism and normofunctioning left nodular goiter. Fine-needle aspiration cytology showed thyroid (Thy) 4 (suspicious of malignancy). After first-line imaging proved negative, integrated 18F-...

Apr 14th, 2021 - Hypothyroidism Levothyroxine sodium tablets are indicated as a replacement therapy in primary (thyroidal), secondary (pituitary), and tertiary (hypothalamic) congenital or acquired hypothyroidism. Pituitary Thyrotropin (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone...

Apr 10th, 2021 - Thyroid surgery is the primary treatment for substernal goiters, and iatrogenic injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RNL) is always a risk. The literature suggests that iatrogenic lesions of the RNL post resection of substernal goiter are not ...

Apr 9th, 2021 - Nodular goiter in Pontormo's "Epifania Benintendi" (ca. 1520).|2021|Bianucci R,Galassi FM,Donell ST,Nerlich AG,Lippi D,|

Feb 25th, 2019 - Long-term dietary iodine replacement at recommended levels may decrease the size of iodine-deficient goiters in very young children and pregnant women and is indicated for all patients with iodine deficiency. Generally, long-standing goiters assoc...

Oct 25th, 2017 - In follow-up, the patient was diagnosed with APS-II manifesting as primary adrenal insufficiency, autoimmune thyroiditis with subclinical hypothyroidism, and POF caused by autoimmune oophoritis. Treatment included adrenal gland replacement therapy...

Mar 1st, 2017 - A 65-year-old woman is found to have a goiter. She is clinically euthyroid.

Aug 1st, 2016 - A 28-year-old woman returns for follow-up of her hypothyroidism. She was diagnosed 4 years ago when she presented with fatigue, “foggy” thinking, poor concentration, cold intolerance, and constipation.

Aug 23rd, 2015 - Physical signs of hypothyroidism include: Weight gain Slowed speech and movements Dry skin Jaundice Pallor Coarse, brittle, straw-like hair Loss of scalp hair, axillary hair, pubic hair, or a combination Dull facial expression Coarse facial featur...