A Case of Unilateral Thyroid Agenesis with Contralateral Huge Goiter.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2010.53.5.313
- Author:
Hyun Woo PARK
1
;
Joon Seok KO
;
Jin Pyeong KIM
;
Seung Hoon WOO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. lesaby@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nodular goiter;
Thyroid gland;
Euthyroid
- MeSH:
Calcium;
Female;
Goiter;
Goiter, Nodular;
Humans;
Neck;
Thyroid Dysgenesis;
Thyroid Gland;
Trachea
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2010;53(5):313-315
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A unilateral thyroid agenesis that is found coexisting with a huge nodular goiter is very rare. We present a 43-year old woman with a recent history of a respiratory difficulty and a painless mass in the right side of her lower neck. A CT scan of her neck showed a 9x5 cm sized solid mass in the right infra-thyroid and thoracic area and left thyroid agenesis. The patient underwent surgery. The mass was identified as a structure separated from the right lobe of the thyroid, compressing the trachea. The histology revealed it to be a nodular goiter. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery and subsequently indicated euthyroid with normal normal calcium levels.
