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8. One of two boys who have developed myxedema.
Left, At 12 years of age at beginning of treatment
with thyroid hormene. Right, Marked growth
and improvement in appearance after three years
7. Papillary carcinoma demonstrating extensive connective tissue invastion within lobe. Patient had
multiple cervical lymph node metastasis thematoxylin-
of treatment.
eosin stain. X64).
raid was not demonstrated in adults
with nodules or with carcinoma of
the thyroid.
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influence of Physiological Stress
i
iti
on Thyroid Abnormalities
An assessment was made of the
relationship
o the development
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of
puberty to the occurrence of thy7
rod
lules.
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tion of growth had developed atro.
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phy oof the thyroid gland before
puberty. Here changes associated
with puberty were delaved. There
mav be some assockition between
the apparent imne¢reased demand for
thyroid hormone at puberty and the
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Judi; |
Island Group
(Radiation
Age
Oose-Gamma) Exposure (yr)
Rongelap
(175 Rad).
<10
>10
Rongelap
<10
Utirik
<10
(6° Rad)
(74 Rad)
Estimates
d
Thyroid Dose (Rad,
Radioactive todines*)
§00-1.400
160¢
wee
>10
710
woes ee
anaes
<10
lunexposed)
S10
Rongelap
Dose from ! 43]. 062}, May, vas.
T
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hyroid Lesions
C%)t
89.5 (17 of 19)
8.8 (21
( 3 of
af 63)
34)
39.6
a
275-550
Matlinnant Lesi os
(%
5.3 4l of >
5.9 (Qof in
orate.
0.0¢ Oot 6)
55
12.5(
_
55-100
1 of 8)
7A Lotta
0.0¢ Gof 40)
14
.b¢ 3 0f 59)
3.0( 3af 99)
(oe I
0.0( Oot 6))
“
23(
3of 133)
a
1.5 ¢ 3 of 194)
a
Leos
1GQabatuc.
‘Based on number nowliving.
tChildren 10 to 20 years of age at exposure received doses belween 160 and $00 rad
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