THYROID ABNORMALITIES IN EXPOSED RONGELAP PEOPLE, 1966 (continued)
Present
Case

Age

Age at
Exposure

Sex

Abnosnality
Noted

Findings

72

18

6

F

9/65

3 mm. nodule left lobe.

42

15

3

F

9/65

2mm. nodule right lower lobe; 3/66-nodular enlargement entire gland; firm
5 mm, nodule right lobe,

61

20

9/65

6-8 mm. smooth nodule left lower pole;

40

41

29

9/65

5o*%

46

36

9/65

5 mm. nodule midline; 3/66 same,

54

13

3/66

Nodular enlargement left lobe and

19

17

3/66

Multinodular soft goitre--gland 1-1/2
normal size; 1 cm, nodule right lower
pole.

36

19

3/66

About 1 cm. nodule-not clearly demarkedright lower pole. Many tiny nodules
surface of gland,

33

13

3/66

35

13

F

3/66

No exam 3/66.

3/66 1 cm. nodule left lobe.

2 mm. nodule right lower pole; 3/66 no

nodules detected.

isthmus with 2 mm, firm nodule,

In 9/65 questionable irregular gland.

Now definite 5 mm. nodule left lobe.
? pretracheal lymph node.

In 9/65 questionable small nodule; now
5 mm. nodule right lobe.

_*kExposed to only 69 rads whole body radiation and presumably proportionately less
thyroid dose,

soo Tutt

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