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, , DOE ARCHIVES