Non-Neoplastic Thyroid Disease Flashcards
Autocrine
Works on itself
Paracrine
nearby cells
Endocrine
Distant cells
What is the road way for Thyroid Development
Thyroglossal duct
Most common location of ectopic Thyroid
Lingual Thyroid….mass in the foramen cecum of the tongue
Lingual thyroid is most common in what sex?
women
Common symptoms of a lingual thyroid
Dysphagia, Dyspnea, dysphonia
Generally this is the only thyroid tissue this person has so they will need thyroid replacement
Midline mass in the neck
THyroglossal duct cyst
substernal thyroid is most commonly seen with what?
cervical goiter
Aberrant Thyroid rests where?
Lateral neck, sometimes in the lymph nodes
In adults, what is an abberant thyroid most likely?
Metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma..KNOW
Struma cordis is
Ectopic thyroid in the heart
Struma ovarii
Thyroid tissue in the ovary….its a Teratoma
Graves Disease signs and symptoms
Exopthalmos Non-Pitting Edema Fatigue, weight loss, increased appetite Tachycardia Muscular weakness
What is the characteristic histology in Thyroid Disease?
Scalloped Colloid, hyperplastic
Hash?
Hashimoto Thyroiditis
What is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in North America
Hashimoto Thyroiditis
Early Hashimoto Thyroiditis is characterized by what
HYPERthyroidism (due to fibrosis and enlargement of the gland)
Late Hash is characterized by?
Hypothyroidism
Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis is also known as
DeQuervain’s thyroiditis
De Quervain’s thyroiditis is generally postviral, it is self limited
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Subacute lymphocytic Thyroiditis
Generally post-partum
Riedel Thyroiditis
Unusual disorder of unknown cause, Fibrosis of the thyroid and other sites
