Agenesis of Isthmus of the Thyroid Gland in a Patient with Graves-Basedow Disease and a Solitary Nodule

The thyroid is a vascular endocrine gland with two lateral lobes connected by a narrow, median isthmus. Although a wide range of congenital anomalies of the thyroid gland has been reported in the literature, agenesis of the thyroid isthmus is a very rare congenital anomaly. Thyroid isthmus agenesis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in surgery 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-2
Hauptverfasser: Ozkan, Omer Faruk, Asık, Mehmet, Toman, Huseyin, Özkul, Faruk, Cıkman, Oztekin, Karaayvaz, Muammer
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Zusammenfassung:The thyroid is a vascular endocrine gland with two lateral lobes connected by a narrow, median isthmus. Although a wide range of congenital anomalies of the thyroid gland has been reported in the literature, agenesis of the thyroid isthmus is a very rare congenital anomaly. Thyroid isthmus agenesis does not manifest clinical symptoms, and it can be confused with other thyroid pathologies. We describe a patient with no isthmus of the thyroid, associated with Graves-Basedow disease. Thyroid isthmus agenesis should be kept in mind in order for surgical procedures involving thyroid pathologies to be carried out safely.
ISSN:2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI:10.1155/2013/608481