Home of the Leavenworth County Historical Society, celebrating the 60th anniversary year since our founding! 2014 also marks fifty years of ownership of the historic Edward Carroll House, which we opened in 1965 as a Victorian home museum. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the Carroll House as a museum. The Leavenworth County Historical Society, founded in 1954, Leavenworth's Centennial Year, owns and operates the Carroll Mansion, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Properties and the oldest museum in Leavenworth County.
Some of the common causes of Enlarged thyroid gland may include: 1  Iodine deficiency. 2  Hypothyroidism. 3  Hyperthyroidism. 4  Autoimmune thyroid disease. 5  Graves' disease. 6  more causes...Â».
It can be associated with over-function of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism, or excessive thyroid hormones) or with under-function of the gland (hypothyroidism, or inadequate levels of thyroid hormones). Also, some goiters are associated with normal levels of thyroid hormones. Both inflammation and tumors can cause thyroid enlargement. Sometimes, the entire gland may be enlarged in a symmetrical pattern, while in other goiters, nodules, or enlargement may develop in one part of the gland only.