ALLMedicine Goiter Center

May 26th, 2020 - There has been tremendous progress over the past twenty-five years to control iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) through universal salt iodization (USI). In 2019, using the median urinary iodine concentration (MUIC), only 19 countries in the world ...

May 9th, 2020 - Pendred syndrome (PDS)/DFNB 4 is a disorder with fluctuating and progressive hearing loss, vertigo, and thyroid goiter. We identified pathophysiology of a neurodegenerative disorder in PDS patient derived cochlear cells that were induced via induc...

May 5th, 2020 - A retrospective morphological and immunohistochemical study of 21 cases of dyshormonogenetic goiter was carried out correlating patterns of hyperplasia and the atypias of the glandular tissues with specific defects in hormonal synthesis, including...

May 5th, 2020 - Samples from 2 different locations within the same euthyroid multinodular goiters (SMG) and normal (N) human thyroids were assayed for their content of DNA, thyroglobulin (Tg), and stable iodine (1271), and determined the response of adenosine 3',...

Apr 29th, 2020 - DICER1 tumor predisposition (DICER1) is characterized by an increased risk for pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), pulmonary cysts, thyroid gland neoplasia (multinodular goiter, adenomas, and/or thyroid cancer), ovarian tumors (Sertoli-Leydig cell tum...

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...

May 31st, 2020 - 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...

May 27th, 2020 - Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets are L-thyroxine (T4) indicated for: Hypothyroidism: As replacement therapy in primary (thyroidal), secondary (pituitary), and tertiary (hypothalamic) congenital or acquired hypothyroidism. (1) Pituitary Thyrotropin (Th...

May 26th, 2020 - There has been tremendous progress over the past twenty-five years to control iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) through universal salt iodization (USI). In 2019, using the median urinary iodine concentration (MUIC), only 19 countries in the world ...

May 19th, 2020 - Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets are L-thyroxine (T4) indicated for: Hypothyroidism: As replacement therapy in primary (thyroidal), secondary (pituitary), and tertiary (hypothalamic) congenital or acquired hypothyroidism. ( 1) Pituitary Thyrotropin (T...

May 18th, 2020 - Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets are L-thyroxine (T4) indicated for: Hypothyroidism: As replacement therapy in primary (thyroidal), secondary (pituitary), and tertiary (hypothalamic) congenital or acquired hypothyroidism. ( 1) Pituitary Thyrotropin (T...

May 2nd, 2019 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Continuation of methimazole treatment beyond 24 months is associated with significantly higher cure rates in patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism, researchers from Iran report. Among children and adolescents with diffu...

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.

Jul 13th, 2015 - An American Thyroid Association (ATA) statement describing how to assess patients with goiter and providing recommendations for ways to manage goiter surgery to minimize complications is now published online for open access. Originally published i...

Nov 18th, 2014 - DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Distinguishing VCD from other disorders can be challenging. Differential diagnosis should include • Non–vocal cord adduction disorders, such as thyroid goiter, upper airway hemorrhage, caustic ingestion, neoplastic disorders.