Thyroid Disease
bySareh Parangiauthor
Roy Phitayakornauthor
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Parangi, Sareh and Phitayakorn, Roy. Thyroid Disease. Greenwood, 2010. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9780313374555.
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Parangi, Sareh, and Roy Phitayakorn. Thyroid Disease. Greenwood, 2010. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9780313374555
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In this book, two distinguished surgeons offer an up-to-date, easy-to-understand book on thyroid disease.
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Table of Contents
Thyroid Disease
Author(s): Parangi, Sareh; Phitayakorn, Roy;Contributors: Parangi, Sareh; Phitayakorn, Roy;Abstract:In this book, two distinguished surgeons offer an up-to-date, easy-to-understand book on thyroid disease.
SortTitle: thyroid diseaseAuthor Info:Sareh ParangiauthorRoy PhitayakornauthoreISBN-13: 9780313374555Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9780313374555.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9780313372490Entry Code: EGR7249Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 200Publication Date: 20101118Series: Biographies of Disease- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright Page iv5
- Table of Contents vii8
- Series Foreword xiii14
- Introduction xv16
- Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives on Thyroid Disease 122
- Iodine Deficiency and Goiter: An Ancient Scourge 324
- Iodine Deficiency: World War I and the Discovery of the U.S. Goiter Belt 324
- Iodization of Salt: When It Rains It Pours 425
- Iodine Deficiency and Cretinism: Most Common Cause of Preventable Mental Retardation 526
- Iodine: How Much Is Enough? 728
- Public Health Measures to Prevent Goiter and Mental Retardation:Now That’s Progress! 829
- References 829
- Chapter 2. The Thyroid Gland 1132
- Thyroid Anatomy: Where Is the Thyroid Anyway? 1132
- Thyroid Physiology: What Does the Thyroid Do? 1233
- Importance of Having a Balanced Thyroid Hormone: Not Too Hot,Not Too Cold, Just Right All the Time . . . Whew, That Is Hard Work 1536
- Thyroid Hormone Production: Let’s Get Some Details Here 1940
- Symptoms of Having a Thyroid Problem:What People Might Notice 2243
- Doctors Who Work on Patients with Thyroid Diseases: So Many Doctors for One Little Gland—Must Mean It’s Important 2546
- Endocrinologists 2546
- Endocrine Surgeons 2546
- Ear/Nose and Throat Specialist or Otolaryngologist 2546
- Radiologist 2647
- Pathologist/Cytologist 2647
- Thyroid Researcher 2647
- Thyroid Blood Tests: Not Too Complicated 2647
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Level 2950
- T4 Level 2950
- T3 Level 3051
- Thyroglobulin 3152
- Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibodies 3152
- Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies 3152
- Anti-TSH Receptor Antibodies 3152
- Imaging the Thyroid Gland: How Doctors Look at the Thyroid Gland 3253
- Ultrasonography 3253
- Computed Axial Tomography (CAT Scan) 3253
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 3354
- Radionuclide Scanning (Thyroid Scanning) 3354
- 123 I Scanning 3455
- References 3455
- Chapter 3. Conditions of the Thyroid That Can Affect People:What Can Go Wrong 3556
- Hyperthyroidism: The Overactive Thyroid—Too Much of a Good Thing 3556
- Hyperthyroidism: The Body in Overdrive 3556
- What Causes Hyperthyroidism? 3758
- Diffuse Toxic Goiter: The Disease with Too Many Names 3758
- Subacute Thyroiditis: Inflammation in the Thyroid 4061
- Toxic Nodular Goiter: Not as Bad as It Sounds 4465
- Iodine Induced Thyrotoxicosis: Much Too Much 4465
- Thyrotoxicosis Factitia: The Truth Always Comes Out 4566
- Not So Common Causes of Hyperthyroidism:Not Your Everyday Fare 4566
- Secondary Hyperthyroidism 4667
- Tumors That Can Lead to Thyrotoxicosis 4667
- Hypothyroidism 4768
- What Does Hypothyroidism Feel Like? Running on Empty 4869
- Primary Hypothyroidism: It’s All the Thyroid’s Fault 4970
- Drug-Induced Hypothyroidism: The Innocent Bystander 4970
- Secondary and Tertiary Hypothyroidism:It’s Not the Thyroid’s Fault 5172
- Treatment of Hypothyroidism—Bringing Things Back into Balance 5172
- Thyroid Disease in Infants and Children 5273
- Hypothyroidism in Children: Better Diagnose It Pronto! 5273
- Hyperthyroidism in Children: Watch Out for Those Antibodies Again 5374
- Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy 5475
- References 5475
- Chapter 4. Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Goiter 5778
- Thyroid Goiter: A Worldwide Problem 5778
- Thyroid Nodules: Big Lumps, Little Lumps 6081
- Evaluating a Thyroid Nodule: The Important Question—Is It Cancer or Not? 6182
- Blood Tests 6182
- Genetic Testing 6283
- Ultrasound 6283
- Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) 6384
- Thyroid Scan (Radionuclide Imaging) 6586
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Computed Tomography(CT Scan) 6687
- Treatment of Thyroid Nodules: Simple to Complicated 6788
- References 6788
- Chapter 5. Thyroid Cancer 6990
- Thyroid Cancer: The “C” Word 6990
- The Natural History of Thyroid Cancer: From Normal to Cancerous, It Doesn’t Happen Overnight! 7495
- How Thyroid Cancers Are Found: The Silent Epidemic 7596
- Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer: Finding the Needle in the Haystack 7596
- Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma:The Best of the Cancers 7798
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer: The Best of the Best 7798
- Radiation and Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Tisk, Tisk,Tisk . . . What You Can’t See Can Hurt You 7899
- Follicular Thyroid Cancer: Just a Little Worse 83104
- Treatment of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancers:The First Step Is Surgery 83104
- Treatment of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancers:How to Prevent Recurrences after Surgery 85106
- Radioiodine Treatment: The Search for the Magic Bullet? 85106
- Thyroid Suppression: Using the Body’s Own Feedback Loops 89110
- Follow-Up of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer : How to Look for Recurrences 89110
- Medullary Thyroid Cancers: Fascinating, but a Bit More Feared 91112
- Primary Thyroid Lymphoma: A Rare Bird 92113
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: The Worst One Yet 93114
- References 94115
- Chapter 6. Thyroid Surgery 97118
- The Early History of Thyroid Surgery:Nearly Always a Death Sentence 97118
- The Evolution of Modern Thyroid Surgery:Dramatic Changes for the Better 99120
- Different Types of Thyroid Surgery: Half or Whole Basically Says It All 103124
- Thyroid Lobectomy (Partial Thyroidectomy) 105126
- Total Thyroidectomy (Complete Thyroidectomy) 106127
- Lymph Node Dissection (Limited or Modified Radical) 106127
- Risks of Thyroid Surgery: Experience Counts for Something 106127
- Novel Horizons in Thyroid Surgery: Minimally Invasive or Maybe Not? 112133
- References 115136
- Chapter 7. Long-Term Outlook 117138
- Keeping Your Thyroid Healthy: Every Little Bit Counts 117138
- The Importance of Iodine and Other Minerals to the Thyroid Gland: Feed the Need 118139
- Impact of Other Medications on the Health of the Thyroid:Another Example of Polypharmacy 121142
- Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy: An Intricate Balance 122143
- References 123144
- Chapter 8. Current Research on the Thyroid 125146
- Current Research in Thyroid Cancer:Leave No Stone Unturned 125146
- Current Research in Papillary Thyroid Cancer 126147
- Current Research in Follicular Thyroid Cancer 128149
- Current Research in Medullary Thyroid Cancer 128149
- New Agents for the Treatment of Medullary Cancer: The Promise of Targeted Therapies 128149
- Current Research in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer 129150
- Basic Laboratory Research in Thyroid Cancer:From Bench to Bedside 131152
- Basic Laboratory Research in Thyroid Cancer:From Mice to Men 140161
- Reference 142163
- Resources and Organizations 145166
- Glossary 151172
- Further Reading 167188
- Index 171192