ay: fe ty IMnliteg teee og Em °F 3S BoeSoetaNSSreeeSTt (None of six Aflinginae children exposed to an estimated external dose of 70 rads have shown thyroid dysfunction.) II, Surviving adult Rongelapese exposed to fallout. (Estimated dose; 175 vads external plus 160 rem internal irradiation.) Total - 34 1. : 2. Small nodule at age 40 which disappeared under orel thyroid hormone therepy. | — 3. Itl. _ Papillary carcinoma removed surgically st age 41. No recurrence. Taking oral thyroid hormone therapy. This patient operated on in 1969 for removal of an invasive edenoms; has recovered satisfactorily, Il 1 1 Surviving adult Ailinginse people exposed to fallout. (Estimeted dose: 70 rads external gamma irradietion.) 7 .Total - 8 1. IV. Adenomatous goiter removed at age 45; recovered and was on thyroid therapy. Died of influenza in 1968, / Surviving adult Utirik people exposed to fellout, dose: (Estimated 14 rads external gems plus 15 rem internel irradiation.) . Total ~ 120 1. One person developed a nodular thyroid gland and underwent surgery in 1969, As the tissue resembled a follicular ' edenoma in frozen section, a total thyroidectomy was per- formed; histologic sections confirmed the diagnosis and upgraded the degree of malignancy. satisfactorily. She has recovered No new cases of noduler thyroids were found during a visit to Utirik, nor were nodular thyroids found in controls on| Liktep anc Kwajelein Atolls. DOE ARCHIVES OFFICE m® foo wen ee eee eee ee ef eee eee eee ee cere eee eee | we ee eee ee eee ene eee eee nn eee ee nee ee eee |pe pe nee eee eee eee ees eee eee nee eee wees SURNAME p® oe : pee eee e ene woe ee pee ee eee een) eee eee cence eee eee eee ee| vee ee eee eee ee eee eens wee ee eee eee DATEP |. Pe | Deeg ce eee ooo oe cece eens eees Form AEC-318 (Rev. 9-53) US, GOVERN MEAT PRINTING OFFICE .1963— O- 364-598