ALLMedicine Goiter Center

Jun 3rd, 2020 - Airway management under anesthesia is given special attention in patients who have large goiters. Nasogastric tube insertion may be difficult in intubated patients with large goiters. Several methods have been proposed to facilitate the insertion ...

Jun 2nd, 2020 - Approximately 10% of all Graves' disease cases are triiodothyronine (T3)-predominant. T3-predominance is characterized by higher T3 levels than thyroxine (T4) levels. Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor autoantibody (TRAb) levels are higher in T3...

Jun 1st, 2020 - Tracheal metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is an unprecedented and rare entity. We present the case of a 65 year-old lady who suffered from dyspnea and a thyroid goiter that turned out to be PTC. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

May 28th, 2020 - We provide an example of representation of thyroid swelling in the artwork of Ulrich Boner's Der Edelstein Codices Palatini Germanici 794.

May 28th, 2020 - Circulating angiogenic factors have been associated with clinical outcomes of papillary thyroid carcinoma, although they may also be released in the context of benign multinodular goiter. We sought to investigate the effect of thyroidectomy on the...

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...

Jun 3rd, 2020 - Airway management under anesthesia is given special attention in patients who have large goiters. Nasogastric tube insertion may be difficult in intubated patients with large goiters. Several methods have been proposed to facilitate the insertion ...

Jun 2nd, 2020 - Approximately 10% of all Graves' disease cases are triiodothyronine (T3)-predominant. T3-predominance is characterized by higher T3 levels than thyroxine (T4) levels. Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor autoantibody (TRAb) levels are higher in T3...

Jun 1st, 2020 - Tracheal metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is an unprecedented and rare entity. We present the case of a 65 year-old lady who suffered from dyspnea and a thyroid goiter that turned out to be PTC. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

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 28th, 2020 - We provide an example of representation of thyroid swelling in the artwork of Ulrich Boner's Der Edelstein Codices Palatini Germanici 794.

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.