Significant disparities exist in the presentation and outcomes of patients with goiters in the United States, with minority ethnic groups, men, and older patients more likely to present with untreated ...

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 ...

Goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland, the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck. While iodine deficiency is a major global cause, both too little and too much iodine can ...

Older patients, minorities, and male patients are more likely to develop substernal thyroid goiters that are difficult to remove surgically, putting them at risk for treatment complications and death, ...

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 ...

Shepherds in Christmas Nativity scenes that were painted, carved or sculpted hundreds of years ago sometimes have throats with large, abnormal growths. These are realistic depictions of goiter, an ...

ABNORMAL iodoproteins have been found in the serum and thyroid glands of patients with various thyroid diseases: thyroiditis 1–3; thyroid cancer 4,5; exophthalmic goiter (Graves's disease) 6; and ...

RECENT studies on sporadic goitrous cretinism 1–5 have called attention to the interesting paradox of hypothyroidism associated with a hyperplastic nodular goiter. These studies have demonstrated an ...

Goiter is a health condition with a long-standing history, due to its visible symptoms and high prevalence in historical times. The following account is intended to give a brief overview of the ...