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Toxic nodular goiter (TNG) (or Plummer syndrome) is a condition that can occur when a hyper-functioning nodule develops within a longstanding goiter. This results in hyperthyroidism without the ophthalmologic effects seen in Grave’s disease. These toxic multi or uni-nodular goiters are most common in women over the age of 60.It was named by Henry Stanley Plummer.Toxic nodular goiter is the presence of thyrotoxicosis and thyroid nodules.

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