Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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Thyroid Hemiagenesis Associated with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma : Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

갑상선 편측형성부전에 동반된 유두 갑상선암 1예

  • Lee, Yong-Sang (Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yun, Ji-Sup (Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeong, Jong-Ju (Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Nam, Kee-Hyun (Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Chung, Woong-Youn (Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Cheong-Soo (Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 이용상 (연세대학교 의과대학 외과학교실) ;
  • 윤지섭 (연세대학교 의과대학 외과학교실) ;
  • 정종주 (연세대학교 의과대학 외과학교실) ;
  • 남기현 (연세대학교 의과대학 외과학교실) ;
  • 정웅윤 (연세대학교 의과대학 외과학교실) ;
  • 박정수 (연세대학교 의과대학 외과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.11.30
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Abstract

Thyroid hemiagenesis is a rare anomaly, which is the result of failure of embryologic development of a lobe of thyroid gland. It is more frequently found in the left lobe and in female patients. We, herein, report an extremely rare case of thyroid hemiagenesis associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma. A 69-year-old female presented with an incidentally discovered thyroid nodule in the right thyroid during a routine medical check-up. Ultrasonography(US) and computed tomography(CT) disclosed $0.7{\times}0.5cm\;and\;2.8{\times}2.2cm$ sized nodules in the right thyroid. The left thyroid, however, was not seen in the imaging studies of US and CT. Fine-needle aspiration of the small and large nodules showed papillary thyroid carcinoma and adenomatous hyperplasia, respectively. The patient underwent a right total thyroidectomy with central compartment node dissection. The operative findings and histologic examination confirmed the absence of the left thyroid associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma and ademonatous hyperplasia of the right thyroid.

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