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Goiter Learning Center
Causes could include:
- Hypothyroidism
- Graves' Disease
- Hashimoto Disease
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No known cause
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Iodine deficiency syndrome
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There are different kinds of goiters. A simple goiter can occur for no known reason, or when the thyroid gland is not able to produce enough thyroid hormone to meet the body's needs. The thyroid gland makes up for this by becoming larger.
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Excess TSH (or similar hormones), cysts, and tumors will enlarge the thyroid gland. Of these, TSH enlarges the entire gland while cysts and tumors enlarge only a part of it. The only symptom from a goiter is the large swelling just above the breas...
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Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone. See also: Chronic thryoiditis (Hashimoto's disease; Subacute thyroiditis; Silent thyroiditis; Neonatal hypothyroidism.
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Hypothyroidism, or a condition of insufficient thyroid hormone in the body, develops when the thyroid gland fails to produce or secrete as much thyroxine (T 4 ) and triiodothyronine (T 3 ) as the body needs. Because T 4 regulates such essential fu...
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Hypothyroidism is the condition that reflects decreased concentrations of thyroid hormones, due to any cause. The resulting hypometabolic state causes decreased heat production and generally slows many of the bodies' processes. Its prevalence is 1...
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Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, develops when the thyroid gland fails to produce or secrete as much thyroxine (T 4 ) as the body needs. Because T 4 regulates such essential functions as heart rate, digestion, physical growth, and mental de...
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Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, develops when the thyroid gland fails to produce or secrete as much thyroxine (T 4 ) and triiodothyonine (T 3 ) as the body needs. Because these thyroid hormones regulate such essential functions as heart ra...
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Graves disease is an autoimmune disorder that leads to overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism.
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Chronic thyroiditis is swelling (inflammation) of the thyroid gland that often results in reduced thyroid function (hypothyroidism.
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