Goiter is a word from the medieval Latin "bocĭa" or "bocius" which means "tumor", it comes from the French word "bosse" which is described as "bulge" or "hump". Goiter is understood as the increase or increase in size, which in most cases is visible, of the thyroid gland, thus causing a bulge in the neck area; that is, it can be described as an external mass in the lower front part of the neck, specifically below the larynx. This inflammation affects mostly women, and its frequency increases with age. goiter is a very common condition that affects around 800 million people worldwide.
There may be various abnormalities that influence the appearance of goiter. Causes can range from a deficit or lack of iodine, which is an obligatory element of thyroid hormones; on the other hand, it can also happen that the synthesis of thyroid hormones is defective or abnormal. Another series of thyroid-type diseases can also cause goiter, but it should be noted, they are less frequent, such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Basedow's disease, among other thyroiditis.
The types of goiter can be various, morphologically speaking, among them are diffuse, uninodular or multinodular goiter; differentiating according to its size, dividing as follows: State 1, it is detectable on palpation. Stage 2, the goiter is palpable and visible with the neck in hyperextension. State 3, it is visible with the neck in a normal position. State 4, the inflammation is visible from a distance.
