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Appendix 4
Thyroid Data on Exposed Marshallese Populations
Rongelap (175 rad)
Patient
Number
Age
Abnormality
Noted
Age at
Exposure
Sex
3
1
M
Myxedema
12
1.5
0.8
3.2
1.0
5
1
M
Myxedema
12
2.1
2.6
33
1
F
Adenomatous nodules
13
7.0
5.
13
8.3
Adenomatous nodules
Subtotal thyroid-
13
7.0
Adenomatous nodules
Subtotal thyroid-
12
7.
4,
Adenomatous nodules
12
2.3
Adenomatous nodules
Subtotal thyroid-
14-15
3.9
3.3
Adenomatous nodules
12
0.7
Thyroid Status
Subtotal thyroid-
1965
0.8
ectomy 1966
1
M
-
5é
1.8
1968
1969
3.6
1.2
2.0
Ll
10
Lo
6.3
5.7
3.
5.
4.8
«4,
2.
2.3
4.
6
1965
Cholesterol
1966 1967
1968+. 1969
i87
195
155
Remarks
Marked growth retardation
TSH >100 1967
Marked growth retardation
A PBI in 1963 was 2,5 yupt,
103
89
98
ectomy 1966
29
-
Adenomatous and
Hurthie cell nodules
Subtotal chyroid-
PBI, T4*
1966
1967
65
I
F
ectomy 1966
2
2
M
ectomy 1965
1?
3
F
Total thyroidectomy
1964
19
21
3
.
4
*T-4 underlined
M
ectomy 1968
F
Total thyroidectomy
and parathyroidec tomy 1964
[Surgery
5.2
2.6
1.8
<0.5
8.7
3.1
4.8
2.6
1.4
129
1967
10.7
3.5
5.9
Considerably below average
statural ranking; TSH 20
171
174
Below average statural
ranking
123
TSH >100 with T-4 of 1.4
6.2
1.3
<0.5
4.6
0.8
5.2
in 1967
Considerably below average
statural ranking
120)
168
Below average statural
ranking.
Increased TSH
level in 1967 along with
iow T-4 from not taking
thyroid medicat lon
properly
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