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What could be the cause of an enlarged thyroid gland?
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Enlarged Thyroid Gla: Thyroid gland gets large due to many different conditions 1 hashimotos disease 2graves disease or hyper thyroidism 3post partum throiditis 4thyroid cancer once you find clinically large thyroid glandz(goiter), you need to find out the cause, as listed above.
Answered 12/11/2018
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Goiter: Enlarged gland is usually due to inflammation. This is commonly an antibody reaction against your thyroid called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or hashimotos disease. In some cases goiter is due to masses, cysts or nodules.
Answered 12/11/2018
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