Thyroid hemiagenesis with multinodular goiter: a case report and review of the literature

Endocr J. 2003 Aug;50(4):409-13. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.50.409.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Goiter, Nodular / complications*
  • Goiter, Nodular / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
  • Thyroid Gland / abnormalities*
  • Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m