Flashcards in Non-Neoplastic Thyroid Disease Deck (23):
1
Autocrine
Works on itself
2
Paracrine
nearby cells
3
Endocrine
Distant cells
4
What is the road way for Thyroid Development
Thyroglossal duct
5
Most common location of ectopic Thyroid
Lingual Thyroid....mass in the foramen cecum of the tongue
6
Lingual thyroid is most common in what sex?
women
7
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
8
Midline mass in the neck
THyroglossal duct cyst
9
substernal thyroid is most commonly seen with what?
cervical goiter
10
Aberrant Thyroid rests where?
Lateral neck, sometimes in the lymph nodes
11
In adults, what is an abberant thyroid most likely?
Metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma..KNOW
12
Struma cordis is
Ectopic thyroid in the heart
13
Struma ovarii
Thyroid tissue in the ovary....its a Teratoma
14
Graves Disease signs and symptoms
Exopthalmos
Non-Pitting Edema
Fatigue, weight loss, increased appetite
Tachycardia
Muscular weakness
15
What is the characteristic histology in Thyroid Disease?
Scalloped Colloid, hyperplastic
16
Hash?
Hashimoto Thyroiditis
17
What is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in North America
Hashimoto Thyroiditis
18
Early Hashimoto Thyroiditis is characterized by what
HYPERthyroidism (due to fibrosis and enlargement of the gland)
19
Late Hash is characterized by?
Hypothyroidism
20
Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis is also known as
DeQuervain's thyroiditis
21
De Quervain's thyroiditis is generally postviral, it is self limited
ok
22
Subacute lymphocytic Thyroiditis
Generally post-partum
23