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HOSPITAL OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER,
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
UPTON, NEW YORK 11973
Area Code S16 YAphani 4-6262

08-42-33 R

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OISCHARGE SUMMARY

HOSPITAL COURSE:

for surgery.

Her hospital course here was uneventful
and she was found to be in good condition

Prior to discharge the patient was given 25 uCi 131f to ensure

complete removal of thyroid tissue in case complete thyroidectomy was indicated
in the eventuality of malignancy,
She was discharged 13 November and transferred
to Claveland Matropelitan General Hospital.
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At the above hospital on 14 November 1972
thyroid surgery was performed by Dr.

Brown Dobyns. Grossly both lobes of the gland were found to be mitinodular.
The right Lobe exhibited a 1.5 - 2 cm. nodule in the upper part of the lobe and a
smaller nodule in the lower parc.
The left lobe was filled with smaller nodules,
Both lobes were removed and a small nodule was excised from the isthmus and the
remainder of the isthmus was left intact.
Microscopic examination -revealed numerous benign, adenomatous nodules with prominent microfollicular areas in both
lobes,
Recovery from surgery was uneventful and the wound was healing nicely

when she was discharged for return to the Mershall Islands on 19 November 1972,
Details of. her hospitalization in Cleveland, including surgical and pathological
reports, are attached.

FINAL DIAGNOSIS:

Benign adenomatous nodules of the

DISCHARGE MEDICATION:

The patient was advised to continue

(Synthroid) rigorously,

thyroid gland.

taking her thyroxin medication

A capy of the Hospital Summary and advice about post-

surgical treatment as well asa treatment of her intestinal parasites is being
forwarded to the practitioner at the Majuro Hospital in the Marshall Islands,

The patient will also be carefully followed up om subsequent medical surveys.

Robert A. Conard, M.D.

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Received:
Typed:

12/21/72
12/21/72
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