Table 26
Kinetic Analysis of 132]~ Accumulation and Excretion in Rongelap Subjects Without Thyroid Abnormality
Fraction of extrathvroid I- per day
Thyroid fraction,
Group
—
9 Unexposed adults, 1965
12 Exposed adults, 1965
12 People exposed at
age 10-20, 1972
Urine* As
Thyroid** N04
Aar/(A21 +61)
0.81 (0.17-1.99)
1.10 (0.34-2.57)
0.79 (0.23-1.47)
0.67 (0.33-1.27)
0.49 (0.26-0.77)
0.38 (0.24-0.65}
1.18 (0.72-1.49)
0.90 (0.57-2.06)
0.43 (0.19-0.58)
*X61 is the fraction of iodide outside the thyroid excreted tn the urine per day.
**\>, is the fraction of iodide outside the thyroid that enters the thyroid per day. Means andrangesgiven.
Table 27
Results of Follow-Up Evaluation of Plasma Thyroxine and TSH in Marshallese With Known Thyroid Lesions
(Normal values: T, by RIA, 3.0 to 10.2 we/dl; TSH, <1 to3 w4U/ml; abnormal valuesare given in boldface)
1972
Subject No.
and sex
Age at
exposure
Rongelap expused
3M
1
5M
1
Diagnosis
Myxedema
"
6.7
2.5
TSH,
pwpU/mi
TSH,
pU/mi
<25
79
8.9
0
376
1
3.7
6.8
7.4
54M
65 F
2M
1
!
2
"
n
"
6.5
149
8.2
<25
1.8
15.3
3
"
23.2
2.0
15.1
3
"
158
19M
21F
3
3
23 M
69 F
72F
15 F
20 M
36 M
61F
75 F
iS F
40 M
64 F
4
4
6
7
7
7
8
12
21
29
30
"
'
Carcinoma
Adenomas
‘
tH
"
"
Carcinoma
Adenomas
Carcinoma
8F
53 F
51 F
1
8
25
42 F
Ailingnae exposed
45 F
32
41M
44
Zn utero exposed
83 M
2ndti
Uurik exposed
2208 F
35
2212 F
35
2229 F
20
2221 F
54
"
“
1974
T4,
ue/di
33 F
17 F
Adenomas
T4,
we/dl
1973
-
>120
-
T4,
TSH,
pg/dl pU/m!l
2.7
3.6
13
1.7
10.1
32
1.7
-
118
-
13.8
TBG-binding
capacity,
spe T, dl
<1,0
20.4
13.4
126
3.4
<2.5
3.6
11.9
32
-
69
12.8
<10
1.1
28
98
<1.0
77
7.0
10.0
12.4
~
04
7.2
7.6
881
<2.5
460
9.2
2.7
<2.5
6.4
110
<2.5
172
5.1
6.6
0
11.3
13.9
2.5
4.1
22.7
17.8
7.8
10.6
62
149
59
-
7.8
11.1
<04
98
89
1.3
4.6
23
10.9
7.8
9.0
6.3
11
116
<1.0
<1.0
15
2.8
5.6
<1.0
2.6
1.2
Adenomas
Nodule 0.5 cm '73; neg. 74
Adenomas
7.8
7.1
2.0
2.6
12.1
7.4
6.3
-
14.0
94
6.9
<1.0
<0
3.9
Noduleleft lobe
5.6
2.7
4.5
<5.0
6.0
4.4
13.3
Adenomas
-
-
6.7
-
6.2
7.0
12.9
10.1
2.5
-
3.1
11
~
5.1
5.0
5.9
4.9
70
4.4
5.5
3.6
<1.0
9.8
1.4
54
16.3
20.1
35.7
15.6
"
Adenomas
"
Carcinoma(follicular)
Adenoma
-
<2.5
-
10.1
4.6
-
4.9
<5.0
<2.5
<5.0
17.4.
4.6
<1.0
1.7
26.2
17.4
45.5
25.3