What is Goiter?

What is Goiter?

• Goiter: Swollen neck thyroid gland.
• Goiter: Enlargement of the THYROID GLAND that may increase from about 20 grams to hundreds of grams in human adults. Goiter is observed in individuals with normal thyroid function (euthyroidism), thyroid deficiency (HYPOTHYROIDISM), or hormone overproduction (HYPERTHYROIDISM). Goiter may be congenital or acquired, sporadic or endemic (GOITER, ENDEMIC).
  Source - Diseases Database
• Goiter: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from under-production or over-production of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Goiter: Introduction

Types of Goiter:

Types of Goiter:

• Simple goiter - also "endemic goiter"; caused by excessive pituitary hormones
• Nodular goiter
• Lymphadenoid goiter - caused by autoimmune thyroid disease
• Toxic goiter - caused by autoimmune thyroid disease
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Broader types of Goiter:

• Thyroid disorders
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How serious is Goiter?

Complications of Goiter: see complications of Goiter

What causes Goiter?

Causes of Goiter: see causes of Goiter
Risk factors for Goiter: see risk factors for Goiter

What are the symptoms of Goiter?

Symptoms of Goiter: see symptoms of Goiter

Complications of Goiter: see complications of Goiter

Goiter: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Goiter.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Goiter.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Goiter: see treatments for Goiter
Research for Goiter: see research for Goiter

Society issues for Goiter

Hospitalization statistics for Goiter: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Goiter:

• 0.041% (5,225) of hospital consultant episodes were for nontoxic goitre in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 96% of hospital consultant episodes for nontoxic goitre required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 16% of hospital consultant episodes for nontoxic goitre were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 84% of hospital consultant episodes for nontoxic goitre were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 5% of hospital consultant episodes for nontoxic goitre required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for nontoxic goitre in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Goiter:

Organs and body systems related to Goiter include:

• Thyroid gland

Name and Aliases of Goiter

Main name of condition: Goiter

goitre

Thyroid gland enlargement, Thyroid nodule, Goitre Source - Diseases Database

Goitre, Struma, Thyromegaly, Goiter, Struma, Thyromegaly
Source - WordNet 2.1