Two different proliferation assays have been used to measure the proliferative Potential of IgG-fractions from 57 patients with nontoxic goiter of an iodine-deficient area: primary human thyroid epithelial cells (TEC) and the thouroughly investigated FRTL-5 cell line. IgGfractions from patients with nontoxic goiter (n = 30), nontoxic recurrent goiter (n = 8), toxicnodular goiter (n = 15) and Ca...

the specific geographical situation of iran places the country among the areas which encounter with deficiency of iodine. such deficiency induces some disorders which vary in different ages. because of high risk of some of these disorders, iodine prophylaxis seems to be important. some authors believe that the prevalence rate of goiter and measurement of iodine in students can be the best way f...

solitary fibrous tumors (sfts) are rare primary pleural neoplasms which have recently been reported in extra-thoracic sites. in this report, solitary fibrous tumor arising in an intra-thoracic goiter with no evidence of cervical mass in a 74-year-old obese man who was found to have a large superior mediastinal mass with tracheal deviation on chest x-ray is presented.

introduction: considering the influence of geographical, genetic and ethnic factors on the prevalence of thyroid pathological lesions, this study was performed to assess the prevalence of pathological lesions in thyroid autopsic samples obtained from adult cadavers of isfahan forensic medical center. material and methods: in this study, 202 thyroid glands from cadavers with no evidence of thyro...

A 45-year-old female presented with symptoms of hyperthyroidism and hot nodules in the right lobe, which was diagnosed as nodular goiter by fine-needle aspiration. An anomalous thyroidectomy and difficult dissection with multiple rotations were performed around the trachea. As a remark, the pathology confirmed the presence of goiter with modular nodules (Figure 1). A macroscopic photograph show...

iodine deficiency disorders are among the most important health problems in iran. use of iodized salt is one of the oldest, most convenient and cheapest ways of idd control, although not very easy to implement. factors such as the chemical form of iodine, heat moisture, light and storage affect its stability. in this survey, salt iodine content at production site and the effect of heat, moistur...

iodine is a trace element in the human body, its only known function is the synthesis of thyroid hormones. effects of iodine deficiency, termed iodine deficiency disorders (idd), include endemic goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism, decreased fertility rate, increased infant mortality and mental retardation. 2.2 billion people worldwide are at risk for idd. of these, 30-70% have goiter and 1-10% h...