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THYROID PATHOLOGY
HASHIMOTO THYROIDITIS AND HYPOTHRYOIDISM
— Trying to compensate the pituitary gland releases more thyroid-stimulating hormone, which causes the thyroid to become enlarged.
—Clinically, many patients are asymptomatic in the early stages of the disease.
— However, as the disease progresses they may present with slight weight gain, depression, increased cold sensitivity, and elevated blood cholesterol levels.
—Sonographically, the thyroid will appear diffusely
heterogenous, mildly enlarged, and will have increased
vascularity within the gland.
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