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FUNCTIONING ADENOMA & TOXIC<br />

MULTINODULAR GOITER<br />

• The gland gets lumps that do not produce any<br />

excess hormone and require no treatment<br />

• Occasionally one nodule gets “autonomus”<br />

and starts producing <strong>thyroid</strong> hormone. If there<br />

are many such nodules its called toxic MNG<br />

• These are easily detected on <strong>thyroid</strong> scan

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