title: [The thyroid pyramidal lobe: frequency, morphological features and related diseases].
abstract: The Authors examine the features of thyroid pyramidal lobe in 1405 operated patients over the period from January 1992 to January 2006. Pyramidal lobe morphology and diseases are reported. The pyramidal lobe was detectable in 25.5% of cases, mostly in women, the primary disease invariably arising from the main gland. The Authors conclude that the pyramidal lobe is an embryological remnant which may be involved in diseases arising from the main gland.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale, UOC di Chirurgia Generale a Indirizzo Endocrino, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sturniolo
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonanno
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gagliano
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tonante
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taranto
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mamo
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Salvo
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sturnioloa
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000473:pathology; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000473:pathology