Arrested Descent of the Thyroid: A New Manifestation of Abnormal Thyroid Embryology

Laryngoscope. 2024 Feb;134(2):995-997. doi: 10.1002/lary.30831. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

Abstract

In this article, we review the normal embryology of the thyroid gland, categorize the ways in which this embryology can fail, and describe how those failures manifest clinically and radiologically. Finally, we describe a new manifestation of abnormal thyroid embryology. Laryngoscope, 134:995-997, 2024.

Keywords: congenital neck mass; embryology; thyroid; thyroid pathology.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Thyroid Diseases*
  • Thyroid Gland* / embryology