Rongelap 45 HOSPITAL OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER. (NAME) BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY UPTOM, NEW YORK 11973 Area Code 516 YAphank 4-6262 8-45-41R UNIT NO) DISCHARGE SUMMARY ~2on June LOth, 1973 and transferred to the Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital. Ac the Cleveland Metropolitan Generali Hespital, on June 12th, surgical exploration of the thyreid and upper mediastinum waa carried ouc. No mass was found in the right lower thyroid region and it was thought that a somewhat thickened lower edge of the sternocleaidomastoid muscle may have been deceiving. However, a small cyst was discovered in the lower left pole of the gland which proved to be a degenerating cystic adenoma, Convalescence was quite uneventful. A summary of the hospitalization including surgical and pathological reports at Cleveland is included in her BNL record. FINAL DIAGNOS TS: Adenoma with cystic degeneration. DISCHARGE MEDICATION: On the basis of her thyroid status, thyroxin treatment is not indicated. However, a decision is pending as to whether to give thyroxin supplemental treat-~ment in this group of islanders who received a smailer dose of radiation. She will have periodic follow-up examinations including determination cf serum thyroxin levels at six-month intervals. 9 . , fatanFt, bereRobert A. Conard, M.D. RA: bwa Dict: 6/27/73 Typed: 6/28/73 - 125 - «