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HOSPITAL OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER,
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
UPTON, NEW YORK 11973
Aree Code 516 YAphanh 4~6242
8-45-41R
(NAME)
[UNIT NO)
DISCHARGE SUMMARY
-2on June 10th, 1973 and transferred to the Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital.
At the Cleveland Metropolitan General
.
Hospital, on June 12th, surgical exploration
of the thyroid and upper mediastinum
carried out. No mass was found in the right
lower thyroid region aod it was th
that a somewhat thickened lower edge of the
sternccleidomastoid muscle may have beendeceiving. However, a small cyst was
discovered in the lower left pole of the’gland which proved to bea degenerating
cystic adenoma. Convalescence was quéte uneventful. A summary of the hospitalization including surgical and pathological reports at Cleveland is included in her
BNL record.
DISCHARGE MEDICATION:
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cae ~*Adenoma with cyatic degeneration.
ae
ethe bagis of tet thyroid status,
ateent te not indicated.
However, a decision is pending aa to “Ghether to give thyroxin supplemental treatment in this group of islanders who received a smaller dose cf radiation. She
will have periodic followeup examinations including determination of serum thyroxin
levels at six-month intervals.
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Robert A. Conard, M.D.
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FINAL DIAGNOSIS:
RA: bua
Diec: 6/27/73
Typed: 6/28/73
ONL 720A
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