Thyromegaly

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Enlarged thyroid, enlarged thyroid gland, enlargement of thyroid, goiter, goitre, swelling of thyroid gland,thyroid enlargement

Overview

Thyromegaly refers to an enlargement of the thyroid gland.

Causes

Trauma
Thyroiditis
Toxic thyroid adenoma
Parathyroid adenocarcinoma
Follicular adenocarcinoma
Medullary carcinoma
papillary carcinoma
Carcinoma, thyroid, anaplastic
Lymphoma/malignant, non-Hodgkins
Thyroid adenoma, follicular
Thyroid adenoma, papillary
Thyroid lymphoma
Thyroid malignancy/carcinoma
Carcinoma, Hurthle cell/thyroid
TSH secreting pituitary adenoma
Metastasis to Thyroid Gland
Hashimoto’s thyrotoxic variant
Juvenile thyroiditis
Silent thyroiditis
Thyroiditis, chronic fibrous
Thyroiditis, granulomatous, subacute
Thyroiditis, Hashimoto’s
Thyroiditis, postpartum type
Metabolic, Storage Disorders
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
Goiter, iodine deficiency
Iodine deficiency
Cretinism, goitrous sporadic
Cretinism
Neonatal Graves/thyrotoxicosis disease
Thyroid cyst
Pendred syndrome
Thyroid hormone resistance/receptor defect (3p24.3)
Pregnancy
Hyperthyroidism
Graves disease
Hypothyroidism
Myxedema
Thyrotoxic crisis
Apathetic thyroid crisis
Acromegaly
Gigantism
Hypothyroidism, juvenile
Jod-Basedow’s hyperthyroidism
Antithyroid medication
Iodide/Potassium iodide Administration/Toxicity
Lithium (Lithane/Lithonate) Administration/Toxicity
Methimazole (Tapazol) Administration/Toxicity
Propylthiouracil (PTU) Administration/Toxicity
Goitrogenous food/rutabaga/cabbage

References

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