oa

.

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Table - Thyroid Abnormalities in Exposed Rongelap People, 1968 (arranged in order of
appearance of abnormality) cont.

Subject No.
and sex

61

Present
age,yr.

F

22

Time of
Development

Age at

exposure,yr.

Year

8

Age,yr.

1965

19

Findings

Six to 8-mm smooth nodule left lower pole.
3/66 l-cm nodule left lobe. 7/66 subtotal
thyroidectomy:

40 M

fR

59* F

|

Ag.

43

48

29

1965

oo

34

1965

—.

54 M

15

1

.1966

19

M

19

5

1966

36 M

21

7

15

“4

—\ 33

F

,

.

1966

|
65

F

“

15

1

40

3/66 no

nodules detected(Reduced on hormone treat-

ment?).

45

Five-mm nodule midline.

13

Nodular enlargement (~1% X normal) left lot

17

Multinedular soft enlargement entire glam
_(~14 X normal).
i1-cm nodule right lower
pole.
1968 new 1 cm nodule left lobe.**

19

Slight nodular enlargement, entire gland.

——

1966
13
~~

1966

Two-mm nodule right lower pole.

——~

°

adenomatous goiter.

13

Subtotal thyroidectomy:

3/66 same.

7/66

adenomatous goite

and isthmus with 2-mm firm nodule.
nodule left lobe 2 cm.**

1968

l-cm nodule, not clearly demarcated at
left lower pole. Many tiny nodules over
surface of gland.
1968-nodule still pres

-

9/65 questionable irregular gland. 3/66
definite 5-mm nodule left lobe. 7/66 sub
total thyroidectomy: adenomatous goiter,

‘Hurthle cell adenoma.

9/65 questionable small nodule. 3/66 5-n
nodule right lobe. 7/66 right subtotal
thyroidectomy: adenomatous goiter.

23

M

‘18

4

1967

17

1.5-2 cm nodule right lobe.
1968 slight
increase in size of nodule**

15

F

21

-7

1968

21

Slight nodularity both lobes.

29°

15

1968

29

2-3 cm'firm mass to left of thyroid**,**

( 70k F Ag

“Expose? ce only 69 rads of whole body radiation and presumably proportionately less thyroi

dose. @.

**To be brought to Brookhaven National Laboratory in June 1968 for an evaluation for surger
*ekkNOt included in thyroid statistics since there is uncertainty if the lesion is thyroid
tissue.
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