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Treatments could include:
- Thyroidectomy
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Radioactive Iodine Therapy with Iodine -131
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Radioactive iodine to shrink the gland, particularly if the thyroid is producing too much thyroid hormone; Surgery (thyroidectomy) to remove all or part of the gland; Small doses of Lugol's iodine or potassium iodine solution if the goiter is due ...
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Goiters of all types will regress with treatment of the underlying condition. Dietary iodine may be all that is needed. However, if an iodine deficient thyroid that has grown in size to accommodate its deficiency is suddenly supplied an adequate a...
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Thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure in which all or part of the thyroid gland is removed. The thyroid gland is located in the forward (anterior) part of the neck just under the skin and in front of the Adam's apple. The thyroid is one of the bod...
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Thyroid gland removal is surgery to remove all or part of the thyroid gland. Your thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland that lies over your trachea (the tube that carries air to your lungs. It is just below your voice box. Total thyroidectomy ...
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Thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure in which all or part of the thyroid gland is removed. The thyroid gland is located in the forward part of the neck (anterior) just under the skin and in front of the Adam's apple.
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