title: Toxic multinodular goitre. Personal case histories and literature review.
abstract: The authors reviewed their own case histories of surgical thyreopathy over the last 20 years in order to establish how many multinodular goitre (MNG) patients developed hyperthyroidism during the follow-up period. In agreement with the findings reported in literature, the authors observed that 220 out of 1117 patients with MNG developed hyperthyroidism caused by the appearance of hyperfunctioning nodules after 6-18 years from the initial diagnosis of MNG.
authors.forename: Gia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sturniolo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gagliano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tonante
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taranto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vermiglio
authors.forename: Gio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sturniolo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome