Thyrothymic thyroid rests: incidence and relationship to the thyroid gland
- 30 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Vol. 195 (5), 635-640
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1072-7515(02)01319-4
Abstract
Conclusion Rests of thyroid tissue within the thyrothymic area, either as entirely separate nodules or as prolongations from the thyroid lobe, are relatively common and might be of clinical importance during thyroid or parathyroid surgery.Keywords
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