THE possibility that the mechanical action of neck muscles can, in rare cases, sever a projecting portion of the thyroid gland has been recognized for over fifty years. 1 This process is most likely ...

Statistical analysis was done using 2, t test, and test of proportion. The present study was carried out on 222 first-degree relatives of 71 index cases with lymphocytic thyroiditis diagnosed on the ...

IT is well recognized that thyroid tissue may be ectopically situated in various locations in the neck. Lingual thyroid tissue, thyroglossal-duct remnants and aberrant lateral cervical thyroid have ...

COLLOID goitres, resembling those occurring endemically in man, have been produced in the hamster by an iodine-deficient diet followed by repletion with this element after epithelial hyperplasia had ...

A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland that causes swelling in the neck. There are various possible causes, but it can be a sign that the thyroid gland is producing too much or too little thyroid ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 65-year-old man was referred for a mediastinal mass in the right paratracheal area that was found on a routine ...