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  • Title: Thyroid size and goitre frequency in hyperthyroidism.
    Author: Hegedüs L, Hansen JE, Veiergang D, Karstrup S.
    Journal: Dan Med Bull; 1987 Apr; 34(2):121-3. PubMed ID: 3556045.
    Abstract:
    Thyroid function, the clinical occurrence of goitre and thyroid gland volume, ultrasonically determined, were investigated in 310 consecutive untreated patients with hyperthyroidism. Of 173 patients with Graves' disease (39%), 67 had no goitre, while 53 patients (31%) had a normal thyroid volume. Twenty-three of 91 patients with multinodular glands (25%) had no goitre and ten patients (11%) had a normal thyroid volume. Of 46 patients with solitary autonomous nodules (7%), three had no goitre while six (13%) had a normal thyroid volume. Out of all the hyperthyroid patients (30%), 93 had no clinically detectable goitre, and 69 (22%) had a normal thyroid volume. The lack of a goitre in a large portion of patients with hyperthyroidism could be responsible for delayed diagnosis and subsequent treatment of these patients.
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