A thyroid echography concluded that there was a large, bilateral but asymmetric multinodular goiter, with several partially cystic lesions containing a thick, unusual material. Based on both the ...

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This may cause hyperthyroidism. Another instance where thyroidectomy may be recommended is if you have a toxic multinodular goiter—this is a condition similar to a single toxic nodule, only multiple ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2006;2(7):384-394. Financial Disclosure: This work was supported by grants of Ministero della Salute and of MURST (COFIN 2004) to S Filetti. Support by the ...

Hyperthyroidism is an overactive thyroid gland that produces too much thyroid hormone, while hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid gland that produces too little thyroid hormone. Although both ...