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Table 13
Thyroid Abnormalitites in Exposed Rongelap People, 1969
(Arranged in order of appearance of abnormality }
Timeof
Subject No.
and sex
Present
age, yr
Age at
development
exposure Year
Age
see
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Findings, present status (1969}
3
M
16
I
1965
12
5
M
16
1
1965
12.
Hypothyroid, PBI <2yg% March 1965; retardation of growth preceded these findings by a numberof years. Growth spurt and improved
appearance on thyroxine.
17
F
18
3
1963
12.
Adenomatous goiter; total thyroidectomy, 1964. No recurrence, euthyroid on thyroxine.
21.
s*F
18
3.
«1964
13.
69
F
19
4
1964
14
Adenomatousgoiter; partial thyroidectomy, 1964. Slight roughening
right lobe persists (1968). Euthyroid on thyroxine.
16
i
1965
12.
Adenomatous goiter, partial thyroidectomy, 1965. Slight roughening of
right lobe and isthmus (1968). Euthyroid on thyroxine.
Adenomatous goiter, partial thyroidectomy, 1965. No recurrence. Euthyroid on thyroxine.
2M
20
M
22
7
1965
18
64
F
45
30
1965
41
Hypothyroid, PBI <2pg% March 1965; retardation of growth pre-
ceded these findings by a number of years. Growth spurt and improved
appearance on thyroxine.
Adenomatousgoiter; total thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, 1964.
No recurrence, euthyroid on thyroxine.
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Mixed papillary and follicular carcinoma with localized metastasis.
Total thyroidectomy (surgical and radioiodine) 1965. No recurrence.
Euthyroid on thyroxine.
72
=*#F
2i
6
1965
17.
3-mm noduleleft lobe. Nodule not palpable 9/66. Recurrence 1969,
increased size. Mixedfollicular and papillary carcinoma. Lymph node
F
18
3
1965
14
61
F
23
8
1965
19
6to8-mm smooth noduleleft lower pole. 3/66 1-cm noduleleft lobe.
7/66 subtotal thyroidectory: adenomatous goiter. No recurrence. Euthyroid on thyroxine.
40
M
44
29
1965
.40
2-mm nodule right lower pole. 3/66 no nodules detected (reduced on
59
F
*
44
1965
55
5-mm nodule midline. 3/66 same. 7/66 subtotal thyroidectomy:
adenomatous goiter.
54
M
16
1
1966
13.
mal) entire gland; firm 5-mm nodule right lobe. 7/66 subotal thyroidectomy: adenomatous goiter. No recurrence. Euthyroid on thyroxine.
hormone treatment?). 1969 suspicion ofslight recurrence.
Nodular enlargement (~ 1% < normal) left lobe and isthmus with 2-
mimfirm nodule. 1968 nodule left lobe 2 cm, thyroidectomy. No recurrence. Euthyroid on thyroxine.
19
M
18
5
1966
15
36 M
Multinodular soft enlargement entire gland (~1% normal). 1l-cm
nodule right lower pole. 1968 new 1-cm nodule left lobe. Thyroidectomy 1968. No recurrence. Euthyroid on thyroxine.
22
7
1966
19
Slight nodular enlargement, entire gland. 1-cm nodule, not clearly
demarcated,at left lower pole. Manytiny nodules oversurface ofgland.
2066279
pos
2-mm nodule right lower lobe. 3/66 nodular enlargement ( ~ 1% X nor-
Nodules enlarged 1969. 9/69 partial thyroidectomy: adenomatous
goiter, degenerating follicular adenoma.
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metastasis. Adenomatous nodules were also present. Complete thyroidectomy.
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