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Goiter/Neck Mass

Diffuse Goiter


Euthyroid or hypothyroid
   Cigarette smoking (thiocyanate)
   Increased intrinsic growth potential
   Exposure to thyroid growth factors
       Excess TSH
       Chemicals
          Cobalt
          Flavonoids (polyphenols)
          Organochlorines
              Polychlorinated and polybrominated biphenyls
              Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
              Phthalate esters and metabolites
              Polyhydroxyphenols and phenol derivatives
                 2,4-Dinitrophenol
                 Resorcinol (topical)
              Pyridines
              Sulfurated organic compounds
                 Isothiocyanate
                 Thiocyanate
          Defects in thyroid hormone synthesis
          Drugs
              Amiodarone
              Aniline derivatives
                 Amphenone B
                 Aminoglutethimide
              p-Aminosalicylic acid
                 Phenylbutazone
              Antithyroid drugs
                 Carbimazole
                 Methimazole
                 Propylthiouracil
              Dimercaprol (British antilewisite)
              Ethionamide
              Iodide excess
              Iopanoic acid
              Ipodate
              Lithium carbonate
              Nicardipine
              Paraaminobenzoic acid
              Perchlorate
          Tumor necrosis factor-α

          Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone
          Ingestion of goitrogens
          Brassica   genus (broccoli, brussels sprouts,
  cabbage, cauliflower, kale, rape, rutabagas,
  swedes, turnips)
              Cyanaglucosides (bamboo shoots, cassava, lima   
  beans, maize, sweet potatoes)
              Kelp
              Soybean milk/soybean flour
          Iodide deficiency
          Neonatal
              Maternal antithyroid drug therapy
              Maternal iodine therapy
          Protein calorie malnutrition
          Selenium deficiency (usually with concomitant iodine deficiency)
       Insulin-like growth factor-I
       Pregnancy
       Thyroid growth immunoglobulins
   Infiltration
       Amyloidosis
       Thyroiditis
          Acute (suppurative) thyroiditis
          Hashimoto's thyroiditis
          Silent (painless) thyroiditis
          Riedel's thyroiditis
          Subacute (DeQuervain's, granulomatous) thyroiditis
       Sarcoidosis
Hyperthyroid
   Excessive stimulation by human chorionic gonadotropin
       Gestational thyrotoxicosis (with hyperemesis)
       Tumors
          Choriocarcinoma
          Embryonal cell carcinoma of the testis
          Hydatidiform mole
   Graves' disease
   Hashitoxicosis
   Inappropriate TSH secretion
       Selective pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone
       TSH-secreting pituitary tumor
   Neonatal (mother with Graves' disease)
   Silent (painless) thyroiditis
   Subacute thyroiditis

Multinodular Goiter


   Multiple adenomas
   Nontoxic nodular goiter (same causes as euthyroid or hypothyroid)
   Toxic multinodular goiter

Nongoiter Neck Masses


   Branchial cleft cyst
   Cystic hygroma
   Thyroglossal duct cyst

References


1. Davis PJ, Davis FB: Nontoxic Goiter, pp. 338–341. See Bibliography, 2.
2. Burrow GN: The Thyroid: Nodules and Neoplasia, pp. 521–529. See Bibliography, 6.
3. Barsano CP: Other Forms of Primary Hypothyroidism, pp. 768–773. See Bibliography, 4.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 2008 Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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