title: Thyroid disease: an overview.
abstract: This article reviews thyroid anatomy and physiology, then presents a variety of common thyroid disorders, including hyper- and hypothyroidism, goiters, cretinism, thyroiditis and several types of thyroid cancer. Prevention of thyroid disease is discussed, along with medical imaging techniques for evaluating the thyroid gland.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Shagam
mesh_terms: D006042:Goiter / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000503:physiopathology; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009230:Myxedema / Q000503:physiopathology; D013958:Thyroid Crisis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin