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Classification: Classification of Thyroid Diseases (F. Monaco). Euthyroidism: Diffuse and Multinodular Nontoxic Goiter (J.T. Dunn). Hyperthyroidism: Diffuse Toxic Goiter (Basedow-Flajani-Graves' Disease) (S. Nagataki, H. Tamai, and S. Yamashita). Toxic Nodular Goiter (J. Orgiazzi and R. Mornex). Unusual Forms of Thyrotoxicosis (S. Mariotti, E. Macchia, and A. Pinchera). Iodine-Induced Thyrotoxicosis (L. Chiovato, P. Vitti, and A. Pinchera). Transient Hyperthyroidism (G. Napolitano and F. Monaco). TSH-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas (P. Beck-Peccoz and G. Faglia). Thyroid Crisis (F. Monaco and M.A. Satta). Hypothyroidism: Congenital Hypothyroidism and Screening (T.P. Foley, Jr). Adult Acquired Hypothyroidism (A. Ermans). Biosynthetic Defects in Thyroid Hormonogenesis (G. Medeiros-Neto). Pituitary and Hypothalmic Hypothyroidism (G. Faglia and P. Beck-Peccoz). Subclinical and Transient Hypothyroidism (M. D'Armiento). Hypothyroid Coma (F. Monaco and M.A. Satta). Resistance to Thyroid Hormones: Syndromes of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone (C.A. Meier and B.D. Weintraub). Thyroiditis: Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis (M. Centanni, S. Sciacchitano, and M. Andreoli). Subacute (De Quervain's) Thyroiditis (N. Amino and K. Takada). Chronic Thyroiditis (M. Izumi). Postpartum and Silent Thyroiditis (N. Amino). Tumors: The Thyroid Nodule (S.G. Jackson and L. Wartofsky). Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (A.J. Van Herle and A.J. Lutz). Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma (M. Schlumberger). Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (M. Schlumberger, P. Gardet, and C. Parmentier). Ophthalmopathy: Graves' Ophthalmopathy: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Prognosis, Treatment (R. Mornex and J. Orgiazzi). Therapy: Medical Therapy (F. Monaco). Surgery in the Management of Thyroid Diseases (N.W. Thompson). Metabolic Radiotherapy of Thyroid Disease: General Principles (B. Shapiro and L. Troncone). The Metabolically Directed Radiotherapy of Hyperthyroidism with Radioiodine (B. Shapiro and L. Troncone). The Metabolically Directe