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