Goiter: Causes and Treatment
Brief overview Description:Enlargement of the thyroid gland, which may or may not be visible or palpable (colloquially: goiter). Causes: Iodine deficiency, thyroiditis – some autoimmune (e.g. Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), benign and malignant tumors of the thyroid gland, infestation of the thyroid gland by other malignant tumors, thyroid autonomy, certain substances in food and drugs, … Goiter: Causes and Treatment
