| Literature DB >> 32551432 |
Bülent Çitgez1, Gürkan Yetkin1, Mehmet Uludağ1, İsmail Akgün1, Abdulcabbar Kartal2, Ferhat Ferhatoğlu2, Fevziye Kabukçuoğlu3, Adem Akçakaya1.
Abstract
Thyroid hemiagenesis is a rare entity in the literature. Developmental hemi-thyroid anomalies can result from either an abnormal descent or an agenesis of one lobe of the thyroid gland. This study aimed at presenting a thyroid hemiagenesis case incidentally diagnosed by neck ultrasonography (USG), who had complaints of pain and swelling in the neck. USG examination revealed lack of left thyroid lobe and multiple nodules in the right lobe. Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) showed follicular neoplasia, and right subtotal thyroidectomy was performed. We report the rarity of the condition and emphasize the role of imaging techniques in preoperative diagnosis and subsequent management.Entities:
Keywords: Thyroid; hemiagenesis; surgery
Year: 2019 PMID: 32551432 PMCID: PMC7282458 DOI: 10.5578/turkjsurg.3228
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Turk J Surg ISSN: 2564-6850