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    Thyroid Gland Disorders
    • Overview of the Thyroid Gland
      • Thyroid hormones
      • How the body adjusts thyroid hormones
      • Diagnostic Tests
        • Thyroid function blood tests
        • Thyroid ultrasound
        • Other thyroid tests
        • Screening for thyroid disorders
    • Hashimoto Thyroiditis
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Hyperthyroidism
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
        • Graves disease
        • Thyroid storm
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Treatment with radioactive iodine
        • Treatment with medications
        • Other treatments
    • Hypothyroidism
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
        • Myxedema coma
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Silent Lymphocytic Thyroiditis
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Simple Nontoxic Goiter
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Subacute Thyroiditis
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Thyroid Cancer
      • Thyroid nodules
      • Types of Thyroid Cancer
        • Papillary thyroid cancer
        • Follicular thyroid cancer
        • Oncocytic thyroid carcinoma
        • Anaplastic thyroid cancer
        • Medullary thyroid cancer
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