Abstract
I HAVE selected the subject "Surgery of the Thyroid Gland" because the Lahey Clinic and I have literally grown up almost from the beginning of the developments in this field and have had a hand in bringing about some of them, because this experience represents almost as large an acquaintance with the subject as exists in the world today and has therefore made available to us a considerable knowledge of the unusual thyroid states with which men not dealing with these conditions daily are often not familiar, because it is particularly appropriate to present a review of this special experience . . .