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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
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* The exact role of the thyroid was not known in the ancient times. | * The exact role of the thyroid was not known in the ancient times. | ||
* From the middle of the nineteenth century, the anatomy and the physiological role of the thyroid were gradually elucidated, and diagnostic and therapeutic modalities were developed. | * From the middle of the nineteenth century, the anatomy and the physiological role of the thyroid were gradually elucidated, and diagnostic and therapeutic modalities were developed. | ||
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* Fifty years have passed since radioactive iodine was first used for the diagnosis and the treatment of hyperthyroidism in Korea. | * Fifty years have passed since radioactive iodine was first used for the diagnosis and the treatment of hyperthyroidism in Korea. | ||
* The common thyroid disease were named after their discoverers, such as Graves and Hashimoto. | * The common thyroid disease were named after their discoverers, such as Graves and Hashimoto. | ||
# Goitre was first seen in inhabitants of Alps | |||
# 3. Initially they did not know that goitre is enlargement of thyroid gland | |||
# 4. It was documented that consuming sea weeds caused remarkable cure in these patients | |||
# 5. It goes without saying that sea weeds contain large amounts of iodine | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Historical Perspective
- 19008657
- The exact role of the thyroid was not known in the ancient times.
- From the middle of the nineteenth century, the anatomy and the physiological role of the thyroid were gradually elucidated, and diagnostic and therapeutic modalities were developed.
- It has been 100 years since Theodor Kocher was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in pathophysiology and surgery of the thyroid.
- Fifty years have passed since radioactive iodine was first used for the diagnosis and the treatment of hyperthyroidism in Korea.
- The common thyroid disease were named after their discoverers, such as Graves and Hashimoto.
- Goitre was first seen in inhabitants of Alps
- 3. Initially they did not know that goitre is enlargement of thyroid gland
- 4. It was documented that consuming sea weeds caused remarkable cure in these patients
- 5. It goes without saying that sea weeds contain large amounts of iodine