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==Goitre==
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==[[Goitre]]==
    
Refers to a benign enlargement of the throid gland.  May be hypofunctional or hyperfunctional.  (More often see increased function with neoplasia of the thyroid or the pituitary glands).
 
Refers to a benign enlargement of the throid gland.  May be hypofunctional or hyperfunctional.  (More often see increased function with neoplasia of the thyroid or the pituitary glands).
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Results from a cycle of hyperplasia and hypoplasia.
 
Results from a cycle of hyperplasia and hypoplasia.
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[[Category:Thyroid Gland - Pathology]]
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==[[Hypothyroidism]]==
 
==[[Hypothyroidism]]==
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==Hyperthyroidism==
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==[[Hyperthyroidism]]==
    
Seen most commonly in the cat.  Elderly cats are affected with the average age of onset being 12-13 years.   
 
Seen most commonly in the cat.  Elderly cats are affected with the average age of onset being 12-13 years.   
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*'''Carbamizole''': Interferes with thyroid hormone synthesis.   
 
*'''Carbamizole''': Interferes with thyroid hormone synthesis.   
 
*'''Radioactive iodine''' therapy.  Useful for intrathoracic thyroid nodules.
 
*'''Radioactive iodine''' therapy.  Useful for intrathoracic thyroid nodules.
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[[Category:Thyroid Gland - Pathology]]
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