4.
Young people operated on for thyroid discase during
August 1969 and recovered, Diagnoses: Primary
benign-edencmatous goiter in two and papillary
adenona of serious grade malignancy in one.
3 (16%)
Yone of cix Ailinginae children exposed to an estimated external
dose of 70 reds hcve shown thyroid dysfunction.)
II,
Surviving adult Roagelapese exposed to fallout.
(Estimated dose:
175 rads external plus 160 rem internal irradiation.)
Total - 34
1,
TILT.
.
Papillary. carcinoma removed surgically at age 41.
No recurrence.
Taking oral thyroid hormone therapy.
2.
Small nodule at age 40 which disappesred under oral
3.
This patient onersted on in 1969 for resoval of an
invasive edencus; has recovered satisfactorily,
Oe
thyroid hornone therapy,
1
1
1
Surviving ecult Aflinginee people exposed to fallout.
{Estimated dose: 70 rads external ge=aa irradlation.) Total = 8
1.
IV.
Accnozstous goiter recoved at 2ge 453; recovered end was
oa thyroid therapy.
Died of influenza in 1968,
Suzviving adult Utirik people exposed to fallout.
Gose:
(Estizated
14 rads external gooma plus 15 rem internal irradiation.)
Total ~120
1.
Cne person developed « nodular thyroid gland and underwent
eurpery in 1969, As the tissue rescubled a follicular
ecenoza in frozen section, a total thyroidectcay was pere
formed; histologic sections confirmed the diagnosis end
upgreced the degree of malignancy.
satisfactorily.
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She has recovered
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