A goiter is an enlargement of your thyroid gland. That's the gland at the front of your neck just below your Adam's apple. It may be a temporary problem that will get better without treatment. Or it ...

Your thyroid is a gland in your neck that makes hormones that control many bodily functions. An enlarged thyroid gland is called a goiter. One type of goiter is a multinodular goiter, in which an ...

Based on: Goiter Prevention and Thyroid Protection. Israel Bram, M.D. F. A. Davis Company, Philadelphia. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.

Goitre is also known as iodine deficiency disorder. ©Shutterstock. An abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland is known as goitre. It is mostly harmless and one of the most common thyroid disorders.

A woman shows the point where surgery was performed around the throat to prevent a tumour from enlarging as a result of goitre. Photo by Abubaker Lubowa. Historically, a common cause of goitre has ...

CEBU, Philippines – At one time or another, you may have encountered a person with a large mass in the neck. The usual notion would be that the person is suffering from goiter. Goiter refers to the ...

RECENT studies on sporadic goitrous cretinism 1–5 have called attention to the interesting paradox of hypothyroidism associated with a hyperplastic nodular goiter. These studies have demonstrated an ...

Goiter is a condition that increases the size of your thyroid gland, and may affect way its function. It’s often identifiable by swelling in your neck. Your thyroid is a gland found in your neck just ...

During the recent Liberation Day celebrations, the medical team from Rwanda Military Hospital held a medical camp in Ngenda, Bugesera District, as one of their healthcare outreach activities to treat ...