Multinodular goitre with thyroid hemiagenesis: a case report and review of the literature.
Thyroid hemiagenesis is a very rare abnormality, in which one thyroid lobe fails to develop. Most of the patients have an associated thyroid disease. The true prevalance of thyroid hemiagenesis is not known, but it is estimated to be 0.02% in normal children. We report a forty-four-year-old female patient with a multinoduler goitre in the right lobe, associated with hemiagenesis of the left lobe.
Aslaner
A
A
Department of General Surgery, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Düzce School of Medicine, Konuralp, Duzce, Turkey. arifaslaner@hotmail.com
Aydin
M
M
Ozdere
A
A
D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities*