{"id":1117,"date":"2020-05-17T14:18:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T21:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/?page_id=1117"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:05:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T04:05:03","slug":"goiter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/endocrinology-multimedia\/goiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Goiter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Goiters are enlarged thyroid glands, which are found in 10% of women and 2% of men. The normal thyroid weighs between 15 and 25 grams, and each lobe is 4-6 cm in length and 1.3-1.8 cm thick. Worldwide, the cause is inadequate iodine, but in the US, the most common causes include multiple nodules, Hashimoto\u2019s thyroiditis, and Graves’ disease. In the US, about 80% of goiters are euthyroid, 10% are hypothyroid, and 10% are hyperthyroid.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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