Thyroid disease is often missed in older adults because its symptoms overlap with those of “normal aging.” In this ...

HYPOTHESIS: Multinodular goiter (MG) with compression symptoms has a clinical profile different from that of goiter without these symptoms. The surgical treatment of MG with compression symptoms ...

The investigators enrolled 42 patients with multinodular goiters, of whom six had symptoms of clinical hyperthyroidism, 18 had subclinical hyperthyroidism and 18 had normal thyroid function.

Hyperthyroidism is characterized by excessive hormone secretion and thyroid swelling resulting in nodular or multinodular goiter ... Additionally, based on symptoms and signs present, further ...

Among its symptoms include weight loss, anxiety, high heart rate and blood pressure, and hand tremors. Doctors recommend eating iodine-rich food like seafood, using iodized salt, and getting a checkup ...

the indications for surgery in goiter include a well-founded suspicion of malignancy, local compressive symptoms, and, rarely, cosmesis. In hyperthyroid goiter and Graves’ disease, surgery is a ...