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 ...

Thyroid enlargement, commonly known as goiter, may have several possible causes. Any individual may develop goiter. The risk increases with age over 40 years, and women are more likely to be affected ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...