Difference between revisions of "Thyroid gland"

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==Hashimoto thyroiditis==
==Hashimoto thyroiditis==
===General===
===General===
*'''This is a clinical diagnosis'''.
**The histomorphologic findings, generally, are '''not''' diagnostic.
Etiology:
*Autoimmune disease leading to hypothyroidism.
*Autoimmune disease leading to hypothyroidism.
**Often genetic/part of a syndrome.
**Often genetic/part of a syndrome.
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Notes:
Notes:
*Histologically often not possible to separate from "nonspecific" thyroiditis.<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_560>{{Ref Sternberg4|560}}</ref>
*Histologically often '''not''' possible to separate from "non-specific" thyroiditis.<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_560>{{Ref Sternberg4|560}}</ref>


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