Thyroid hemiagenesis can be associated with various thyroid pathologies such as papillary thyroid cancer or nodular goiter. However, we did not encounter any publication in the literature in which hemiagenesis could be observed together with retrosternal goiter. In this report, a thyroid hemiagenesis associated with a benign nodular goiter extending retrosternally is reported. A 59-year-old mal...

BACKGROUND We report a rare case of a mediastinal goiter confined to the thoracic inlet and cavity presenting with ventricular tachycardia as the sole clinical manifestation. METHODS AND RESULTS The patient did not have any of the typical features of a mediastinal goiter such as neck swelling, dysphagia, or respiratory difficulty, but instead had spontaneous onset of wide-complex tachycardia ...

Prior radiation exposure is the best known risk factor for thyroid cancers, and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) may arise from dyshormonogenetic goiter. A 17-year-old female patient was admitted to the department of chest diseases with respiratory symptoms. The patient had undergone a thyroid surgery for goiter at the age of 9. A bilateral nodular opacity was detected by radiological examinat...

Retrosternal (intrathoracic) goiter has a prevalence of 4 to 20% of patients undergoing thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter. Although it is a condition affecting the older patient with a peak incidence in the sixth decade, the majority should be treated surgically. With few exceptions the operation can be safely accomplished through a cervical approach, only a small minority (approximately 2%...

background: the iodine deficiency elimination program that began two decades ago resulted in iran becoming an iodine deficiency disorders free country in the middle east region. the present study was performed to evaluate the adequacy of iodine supplementation after 17 years of universal salt iodization in fars province.   methods: in a cross-sectional study, 1200 schoolchildren (480 girls and ...

background: iodine deficiency disorders (idd) have been recognized as a major public health problem worldwide. consequences of idd include goiter, hypothyroidism, and intellectual disability followed by retarded growth and development of the brain. this report aimed to determine the state of idd in fars province, south of iran. methods: in this study, we gathered data from all scientific papers...

Objective: To find out the frequency and types of malignancy in patients treated surgically for nontoxicmultinodular goiter its correlation different age groups gender.
 Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
 Place Duration Study: Department ENT, Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Dec 2018 toDec 2019.
 Methodology: A total 116 operated nontoxic multinodular were included ...

Background: Pseudo-Pendred syndrome (PPS) is a genetic disorder inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. PPS characterized by the presence of hypothyroid goiter combined with mild to moderate form SNHL, not presentable at birth, no obvious inner ear malformation. This major difference from Pendred in which SNHL congenital, severe profound nature, and associated malformation, mostly enlarge...

ENDEMIC GOITER. The Adaptation of Man to Iodine Deficiency. By John B. Stanbury, Gordon L. Brownell, Douglas S. Riggs, Hector Perinetti, Juan Itoiz, and Enrique B. Del Castillo. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1954. 209 pp. $4.00. This monograph reports the results obtained by the Andean Goiter Expedition, a joint project undertaken by Harvard Medical School, the University ...

INTRODUCTION Sri Lanka is endemic for goiters. Iodine deficiency is thought to be the main cause. The global iodisation programme was implemented in the country in 1995. Several studies done in school children have shown a reduction in the goiter prevalence (3.8%) in the initial post iodisation period. An island wide, community based study was carried out to study the prevalence of goiters. M...