TABLE II
Thyroid Abnormalities in Exposed Rongelap People, 1968
(arranged in order of appearance of abnormality)
Subject No.
and sex
Present
age,yr.
Age at
exposure,yr.
Time of
Deve lopment
Year Age,yr.
Findings
3
M
15
1
1965
12
Hypothyroid, PBI <2yug% March 1965; retardation of growth preceded these findings
by a number of years.
3/68 growth spurt
and improved appearance on thyroixine.
5
M
15
1
1965
12
Hypothyroid, PBI <2ue% March 1965, re-
tardation of growth preceded these findings
by a number of years.
3/68 growth spurt
and improved appearance on thyroxine.
i7
F
17
3
1963
21
F
L7
3
1964
69
F
18
4.
1964
.
12
Adenomatous goiter; total thyroidectomy,
1964. No recurrence.
13
Adenomatous goiter; total thyroidectomy,
parathyroidectomy, 1964. No recurrence.
14
Adenomatous goiter; partial thyroidectomy,
1964.
1968 slight roughening right lobe
persists.
2M
15
1
1965
12
Adenomatous goiter, partial thyroidectomy,
1965. No recurrence.
M
21
7
1965
18
Adenomatous goiter, partial thyroidectomy,
1965. No recurrence.
64 F
44
30
1965
41
Mixed papillary and follicular carcinoma,
72
#F
20
6
1965
17
Three-mm nodule left lobe.
palpable 9/66.
42
F
17
3
1965
14
Two-mm nodule right lower lobe.
20
total thyroidectomy-surgical and therapeutic
radioiodine, 1965. No recurrence.
Nodule not
3/66
nodular enlargement (~1s X normal)entire
gland; firm 5-mm nodule right lobe.
7/66 subtotal thyroidectomy:
goiter.
.
adenomatous