Diseases of the thyroid gland

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PART I. PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF THE THYROID GLAND
1. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE THYROID GLAND
2. THYROTOXICOSIS. BAZED'S DISEASE
3. NODOSE TOXIC GOITHER
4. AMIODARONE-INDUCED THYROID DYSFUNCTION
5. THYROID-ASSOCIATED OPHTHALMOPATHY
6. THYROIDITIS
7. AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS
8. HYPOTHYROIDISM
9. SYNDROME OF RESISTANCE TO THYROID HORMONES
10. IODINE DEFICIENCY DISEASES. ENDEMIC GOITHER
11. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE THYROID GLAND
12. MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA: CLASSIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ALGORITHM

PART II. ROLE OF THYROID HORMONES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONS OF BASIC SYSTEMS
13. THYROID GLAND AND REPRODUCTION
14. THYROID GLAND AND PREGNANCY
15. THYROID GLAND AND HEART
16. THYROID FUNCTION AND BRAIN
17. THYROID FUNCTION AND OBESITY
18. THYROID FUNCTION AND DYSLIPIDEMIAS
19. EFFECTS OF THYROID HORMONES ON THE BONE SKELETON
19. ANNEXES TO THE RELEVANT CHAPTERS