‘ =e Te ee 5ee alleen Small nodule at age 40 which disappeared under oral thyroid hormone therapy. 3, This patient operated on in 1969 for removal of 1 . ee 2. <b ., ' . . ILI, ‘ AN 1 (All the above in I and II who underwent surgery appear to be in good health without evidence of recurrence.) . ve ete theo cekdlmeneRaaay ar. a. » ‘ . af . eof ra so Surviving adu]t Ailinginae people exposed to fallout. (Estimated 69 rads external gamma irradiation.) ooo dose: Total - 8 : Adenomatous goiter removed at age 45; recovered and was on thyroid therapy. Died of influenza in 1968. 1. IV. Surviving adult Utirik people exposed to fallout, (Estimated dose: 14 rads external gamma plus 15 rem internal irradiation.) Totai - 120 One person developed 4 nodular thyroid gland and underwent surgery in 1969, a total thyroidectemny wes performed; histologic sections confirmed the diagnosis and upgraded the degree of malignancy. She has recovered satisfactorily. a . + ’ co As the tissue resembled a follicular adenoma in frozen section, . ‘ _t ‘ ’ a + . . 1é . . + Rewitienteenteeeecamtbarins oll a eerie. os Resteotel niet Hehe Le - 1 i ye . eo. .¢ ‘3 * ' eM : roy an invasive adenoma; has recovered satisfactorily 2. One person with slight enlargement of one lobe of the thyroid to be treated conservatively and cbserved, One case Of nodular thyroid has been found in a non-exposed Rcngelap woman living*on Ebeye. Thyroid surgery has been recommended for this patient at Majuro Hospital. No other instances of thyroid ebnormalities have been found in the control populations living on Utirik, Majuro or ecbeye. It appears that the exposed populations have stabilized so far as the : ee eeen ere ‘ thyroid reactions are concerned. DOE ARCHIVES A ee . ee . - ~e ~~. + - Se tt mo a es 2 er ee gene Le ee = . ~ oe oF om =-. *-_ = aae) Tt + eae- 7. * =. ote le —_. a. one wes . = ls 2 ° 1S - oe me : wwe - . 7. f-aw ee lee - 2 _- - -- — . . * .~. tere geet te * . LL, tl A ~ Dore “=. * * . ee ewe eee _ » . - ~~ + 1. — 2 7