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Sign in to saveA goitre (British English), or goiter (American English), is a swelling in the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland. A goitre can be associated with a thyroid that is not functioning properly.
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A goiter is a visible swelling in the neck caused by an enlarged thyroid gland. It matters because it can indicate that the thyroid isn't working properly, which affects how your body functions.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Goitre
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Goiter
- Medical condition.image
- Thyroid, Diffuse Hyperplasia.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- Diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid
- Medical condition.field
- Endocrinology
- Medical condition.causes
- Iodine deficiency, autoimmune disease, tumors, cyanide poisoning
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Research
45,332 papers- Substernal goiter.ReviewThe Annals of thoracic surgery · 1985Katlic MR, Wang CA, Grillo HCDOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62645-8
- An overview of retrosternal goiter.ReviewJournal of endocrinological investigation · 2021Knobel MDOI: 10.1007/s40618-020-01391-6
- Hyperthyroidism.ReviewLancet (London, England) · 2024Chaker L, Cooper DS, Walsh JP et al.DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02016-0
- Evaluation and management of multinodular goiter.ReviewOtolaryngologic clinics of North America · 1996Hurley DL, Gharib H
- The problem of the nodular goiter.ReviewThe Medical clinics of North America · 1991Greenspan FSDOI: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30479-5
- Differential diagnosis of goiter.ReviewPediatric clinics of North America · 1987Mahoney CPDOI: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36293-9
- Substernal goiter and laryngopharyngeal reflux.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2017Rodrigues MG, Araujo VJF Filho, Matos LL et al.DOI: 10.1590/2359-3997000000266
- Goitrogens.ReviewBailliere's clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 1988Gaitan EDOI: 10.1016/s0950-351x(88)80060-0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- disease
- Image
- Kone med stor struma.jpg
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- Commons category
- Goiters
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C26785
- health specialty
- nuclear medicine
- afflicts
- thyroid gland
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- L-thyroxine
- exact match
- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:12176
- ICD-9-CM
- 240.9
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Medicine
- ICPC 2 ID
- T81
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