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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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