Thyroid hemiagenesis: a case report

Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2003 Feb;10(2):69-71.

Abstract

Thyroid hemiagenesis is usually diagnosed incidentally during examination for other thyroid gland diseases. Iodine-123 thyroid scan of a 25-year-old woman showed a normal homogeneous right thyroid lobe, but no uptake in the left lobe. Ultrasonography of the neck confirmed the absence of the left thyroid lobe, while the right lobe was homogeneous and normal. Thyroid hemiagenesis should be included in the differential diagnosis of thyroid diseases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Thyroid Diseases / diagnosis
  • Thyroid Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Thyroid Diseases / pathology
  • Thyroid Gland / abnormalities*
  • Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging
  • Thyroid Gland / pathology
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes