地方性甲狀腺腫古称为“瘿”,俗称为“鵝喉”、“气頸”、“泡頸”、“大粗脖”等。此病散發在世界各國。解放前國內对此病的防治工作无人过問,故在我國流行地区也極为广泛,約波及二十余省。湖北全省,也約有二十余縣(主要在大別山区和鄂西山区)有此病的嚴重流行,因此山区人民普遍流行着“山高水惡、不是泡頸,就是气足”的諺語。甲狀腺腫病不僅嚴重地影响着 Endemic goiter known as “瘿”, commonly known as “goose throat”, “gas neck”, “bubble neck”, “big neck” and so on. The disease distributed in all countries in the world. Before the liberation of domestic prevention and treatment of the disease no one to intervene, it is endemic areas in our country is also very extensive, about about 20 provinces. In Hubei Province, there are also about 20 counties (mainly in the Dabie Mountains and Western Hubei Mountains) where the disease is so prevalent. Therefore, people in mountainous areas are generally acclaimed as “high mountains and rivers are evil, not bubble-necked and are full of energy.” Goiter affects not only badly