Clinical Studies

Hashimoto Thyroiditis and Thyroid Gland Anomalies

Babademez, Mehmet Ali MD; Tuncay, Kenan Selçuk MD; Zaim, Murat MD; Acar, Baran MD; Karaşen, Rza Murat MD^ı

Author Information

From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Received January 7, 2010.

Accepted for publication April 25, 2010.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Kenan Selçuk Tuncay, MD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Pinarbasi mahallesi Sanatoryum caddesi Ardahan sok.no:1 Kecioren 06310, Ankara, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 21(6):p 1807-1809, November 2010. | DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181f43e32

Abstract

There are several thyroid gland developmental anomalies such as presence of a pyramidal lobe, absence of the lateral lobes, absence of the isthmus or incomplete isthmus, and significantly asymmetric lateral lobes. The absence or agenesis of the isthmus is a rare condition (1%). In this report, we present a case with Hashimoto thyroiditis and thyroid gland anomalies that consist of thyroglossal duct remnant and absence of the isthmus. Furthermore, an anomaly in the parathyroid gland location and morphologic anomaly as a cystic parathyroid gland were seen in our case.