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Enlarged thyroid gland (goiter)
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A 33-year old asked:
What causes the enlargement of a thyroid gland with a goiter or hyperthyroidism?
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A 65-year old female asked:
How does the thyroid gland (goiter) get enlarged in both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Heterogeneously diffusely enlarged gland without focal nodule. Diffuse goiter and thyroiditis are consideration.-Ultrasound report. normal thyroid levels. My Dr. is predicting it will go Hashimoto's, i do not know why graves is not being considered?
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A member asked:
What does asymmetric thyroid means. I just had an echography, everything was normal, no goiter present, but asymmetric size of glands.?
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A 41-year old male asked:
I have colloidal goiter and there is sporadic inflammation of my thyroid gland. Is there any cure for it?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could it happen that a doctor remove your thyroid gland without you having could it happen thatcer or a goiter?
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A 31-year old asked:
Would there be a reason to remove your thyroid gland without you having cancer or a goiter?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Thyroid sono results:"heterogeneous gland suggesting multinodular goiter -no discrete dominant masses observed"-what does this mean?
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A 47-year old asked:
Thyroid gland hyper functioning nodule right lobe multi nodular goiter. What does this all mean?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Thyroid sono showed heterogeneous gland with multinodular goiter(positive hashimoto's diagnosis;on synthroid)-follow up sono when?
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A 24-year old male asked about a 52-year old female:
I have been treated for osteoporosis 4 years ago. Now my hips i-e greater trochanters hurt when i lay on my sides. I also have a small goiter diagnosed as enlarged thyroid. Plz prescribe
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A 28-year old female asked:
Is thyroiditis (based on u/s that showed borderline thyroid enlargement /goiter) related to thyroid cancer? If no nodes were seen? Have globus symptom
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A 44-year old female asked:
I have a diffusely enlarged thyroid/nontoxic goiter with thyroiditis, I am not on medication for this as it is wait and watch currently. I need to know what my odds are of developing thyroid dysfunction after iodine contrast?
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A 27-year old female asked:
13 yrs of gaining weight n tiredness. Goiter too.Thyroid enlarged but blood tests normal. I jyst don't feel right n gp wont help find answer. Idea?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Previous thyroid issue, goiter has enlarged more but TSH 1.25 never been so low total T4 19.6 antib 9 please see history for other symp gp says norm?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I just got results from a thyroid uptake scan it says they found a toxic uninodular goiter and unspecified goiter I also have itp is there a connection and what exactly is a toxic uninodular goiter also my thyroid is enlarge
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A 27-year old female asked:
I GT enlarged thyroid wit 60g goiter. All I wanna do is sleep,can't get enough I'm fatigue can't eat without severe belly pains an body sweats,diarrhe?
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A 32-year old female asked:
TSH level was .85. Ultrasound confirmed I have an enlarged thyroid with a goiter on the right side of thyroid. Have a ton of symptoms, hyperthyroidism?
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A 44-year old female asked:
What percent of thyroid patients-- develop thyrotoxicosis, or any other form of thyroid dysfunction after having iodine contrast? I have chronic thyroiditis, diffuse enlarged goiter, labs are within normal range so no treatment currently?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Can you have a goiter without it being visible? Meaning you do not see neck enlargement?Thank you
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A female asked:
I had Biopsy (FNA) done for swollen gland . The report says BENIGN; Nodular Goiter with Hemorrhagic Changes(Bethesda2) What does that mean?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can sore throat, ears and gland be from goiter?
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A 27-year old female asked:
My doctor states That I do not have a goiter. She says My TSH was abnormal by function , but the gland Felt normal. Tsh was 0.01. Is there any Hopes of normal TSH in 3 months?
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A member asked:
I have 5 "nodules" in my thyroid, 2 of which have grown their own vascular rims. How serious is this? I have 5 "nodules" "goiters" or whatever word d'jour pops up. Two of these growths have grown their own vascular rim, and no one is doing anything. I
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A 47-year old asked:
What can I do to reduce a thyroid goiter?
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A 29-year old asked:
What is a goiter on the thyroid caused by?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can thyroid goiter be prevented?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can size of thyroid multinodular goiter be reduced?
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A 41-year old asked:
Help please! could calcified thyroid goiters can become cancer?
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A 24-year old asked:
Having a goiter that has grown over years could be sub sternal thyroid?
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