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