Your thyroid is a gland in your neck that makes hormones that control many bodily functions. An enlarged thyroid gland is called a goiter. One type of goiter is a multinodular goiter, in which an ...

A goiter refers to an enlarged thyroid gland. Sometimes, a person can have a goiter that has multiple nodules or bumps on it, which is known as a multinodular goiter. A toxic goiter is one that makes ...

Q: Which doctor treats goitre? A: Goitre is treated by an endocrinologist. The patient may be referred to a surgeon if surgery is needed. A: Colloid goitre or adenomatous nodules is prevalent in areas ...

In the realm of medical challenges, Dr. Nilam Sathe, an accomplished ENT specialist at Wockhardt Hospitals Mumbai Central, recently undertook a monumental one-and-a-half-hour surgery that showcased ...

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A 38-year-old, African-American woman was referred for postsurgical hypothyroidism and recurrent goiter. She had undergone total thyroidectomy (for the second time) 5 years previously for multinodular ...

COLLOID goitres, resembling those occurring endemically in man, have been produced in the hamster by an iodine-deficient diet followed by repletion with this element after epithelial hyperplasia had ...

The patient was a 28-year-old woman in excellent health, a nonsmoker without any known medical condition or medication. She was 5 months' pregnant (her first pregnancy) when the thyroid problem ...