4.
Young people operated on for thyroid disease during
August 1969 and recovered, Diagnoses: Primary
benign- adenomatous goiter in two and papillary
adenona of serious grada malignancy in one.
3 (16%)
Tone of cix Ailinginaze children exposed to an estimated external
dosa of 70 reds heve shown thyroid dysfunction.)
II,
Surviving adult Rongelapese exposed to fallout, (Estimated dose:
175 rads external plus 160 rem internal firradietion.)
Total = 34
III.
1.
Papillary, cercincza recoved surgically at age 41.
No recurrence, Taking oral thyroid hormone therapy.
1l
2.
Small nodule at age 40 which diseppeared under oral
thyroid hormone therapy.
1
3.
This patient onersted on fin 1969 for removal of an
invasive edenacus; has recovered satisfactorily,
1
Surviving ecult Ailinginee people exposed to fallout.
(Zstinated dose: 70 rads external ge=aa irradiation.) Total - 8
1.
IV.
Accnomstous goiter removed at age 45; recovered end was
oa thyroid therepy,
Died of influenza in 1968,
Surviving adult Utirik people exposed to fallout.
(Estizated
Gose:
14 rads external gcouma plus 15 rem internal irradiation.)
Total ~120
1.
Czne person developed = nodular thyroid gland and underwent
eurgery in 1969,
As the tissue resexbled a follicular
ecenona in frozea section, a total thyroidectonay was pere
formed; histologic sections confirmed the diagnosis and
tpgreced the degree of malignancy. She has recovered
satisfactorily,
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