Thyroid hemiagenesis with multinodular goiter: a case report and review of the literature.
Endocrine journal, vol.50, no.4, pp.409-13, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 50 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2003
- Doi Number: 10.1507/endocrj.50.409
- Journal Name: Endocrine journal
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.409-13
- Keywords: thyroid hemiagenesis, nodular goiter
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Thyroid hemiagenesis is a very rare abnormality, in which one thyroid lobe fails to develop. Most of the patients diagnosed have an associated thyroidal disease. The true prevalence of thyroid hemiagenesis is not known, but it is estimated to be 0.02% in normal children. We report a forty-five year-old female patient with a multinodular goiter in left lobe, associated with hemiagenesis of right lobe and isthmus.