Chapter 17
Multinodular Goiter
Table of Contents
INCIDENCE
CAUSE
PRIMARY FACTORS
SECONDARY FACTORS
Iodine Deficiency
Dietary Goitrogens
Inherited Defects in T4 Synthesis
Other Thyroid-Stimulating Factors
PATHOLOGY
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE DISEASE
THE CARCINOMA PROBLEM
SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS
HYPERTHYROIDISM IN THE NODULAR THYROID GLAND
THERAPY FOR NONTOXIC NODULAR GOITER
THERAPY FOR TOXIC NODULAR GOITER
COLLOID OR DIFFUSE GOITER
SUBSTERNAL AND ACQUIRED INTRATHORACIC GOITER
Cause
Clinical Picture
Diagnosis
Treatment
SUMMARY
