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Table 13
Thyroid Abnormalitites in Exposed Rongelap People, 1969
(Arranged in order of appearance of abnormality)
Subject No.
and sex
Time
development
7
Present Age at
age, yr exposure Year
Age
Findings, present status (1969)
3
M
16
1
1965
12.
Hypothyroid, PBI <2ug¢% March 1965; retardation of growth preceded these findings by a numberof years. Growth spurt and improved
appearance on thyroxine.
5
M
16
1
1965
12.
Hypothyroid, PBI < 2% March 1965; retardation of growth preceded these findings by a numberof years. Growth spurt and improved
appearance on thyroxine.
17
F
18
3
1963
12.
Adenomatous goiter; total thyroidectomy, 1964. No recurrence, euthyroid on thyroxine.
21
sF
18
3
1964
13.
Adenomatousgoiter; total thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, 1964.
No recurrence, euthyroid on thyroxine.
69
F
~19
4
1964
14
Adenomatousgoiter; partial thyroidectomy, 1964. Slight roughening
right lobe persists (1968). Euthyroid on thyroxine.
2
M
16
1
1965
12
Adenomatousgoiter, partial thyroidectomy, !965. Slight roughening of
right lobe and isthmus(1968). Euthyroid on thyroxine.
20
M
22
7
1965
18
Adenomatousgoiter, partial thyroidectomy, 1965. No recurrence. Euthyroid on thyroxine.
64
F
45
30
1965
41
Mixed papillary and follicular carcinoma with localized metastasis.
Total thyroidectomy (surgical and radioiodine) 1965. No recurrence.
Euthyroid on thyroxine.
72
=#F
21
b
1965
17
3-mm noduleleft lobe. Nodule not palpable 9/66. Recurrence 1969,
increased size. Mixedfollicular and papillary carcinoma. Lymph node
metastasis. Adenomatous nodules were also present. Complete thyroidectomy.
42
F
18
3
1965
14
2-mm nodule right lower lobe. 3/66 nodular enlargement ( ~ 14 x normal) entire gland; firm 5-mm nodule right lobe. 7/66 subotal thyroidectomy: adenomatous goiter. No recurrence. Euthyroid on thyroxine.
61
F
23
8
1965
19
6to 8-mm smooth nodule left lower pole. 3/66 |-cm nodule left lobe.
7/66 subtotal thyroidectory: adenomatous goiter. No recurrence. Eu-
thyroid on thyroxine.
40
M
44
29
1965
40
59
F
.
44
1965
55
54
M
16
1
1966
13.
2-mm nodule right lower pole. 3/66 no noduies detected (reduced on
hormone treatment?). 1969 suspicion ofslight recurrence.
5-mm nodule midline. 3/66 same. 7/66 subtotal thyroidectomy:
adenomatous goiter.
Nodular enlargement (~1'4 x normal) left lobe and isthmus with 2mm firm nodule. 1968 nodule left lobe 2 cm, thyroidectomy. No recur-
rence. Euthyroid on thyroxine.
19
M
18
3
1966
15
Multinodular soft enlargement entire gland (~1%xnormal). I-cm
36
M
22
7
1966
19
Slight nodular enlargement, entire gland. 1-cm nodule, not clearly
demarcated, at left lower pole. Many tiny nodules over surface of gland.
Nodules enlarged 1969. 9/69 partial thyroidectomy: adenomatous
goiter, degenerating follicular adenoma.
nodule right lower pole. 1968 new 1-cmnodule left lobe. Thyroidectomy 1968. No recurrence. Euthyroid on thyroxine.