Thyroid physiology

N Stathatos - Medical Clinics, 2012 - medical.theclinics.com
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located anteriorly to the trachea at the level of
the second and third tracheal rings. It was so named by Thomas Wharton in 1656, not …

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma in lingual thyroid

G Sturniolo, MA Violi, B Galletti, S Baldari, A Campennì… - Endocrine, 2016 - Springer
The lingual thyroid is the most common form of thyroid ectopy. The ectopic tissue may
display any disease affecting the thyroid, including malignancies, which have an estimated …

Thyroid scintigraphy findings in 2096 cats with hyperthyroidism

ME Peterson, MR Broome - Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Thyroid scintigraphy is currently the reference standard for diagnosing and staging cats with
hyperthyroidism, but few studies describing the scintigraphic characteristics in a large …

Update from the 4th edition of the World Health Organization classification of head and neck tumours: what is new in the 2017 WHO blue book for tumors and tumor …

N Katabi, JS Lewis - Head and neck pathology, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) 2017 Classification of Head and Neck
Tumors (“Blue Book”) will now include a new chapter on tumors and tumor-like lesions of the …

[HTML][HTML] Ectopic thyroid papillary carcinoma with cervical lymph node metastasis as the initial presentation, accompanied by benign thyroid gland

E Kola, J Musa, A Guy, I Kola, E Horjeti, V Filaj… - Medical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Ectopic thyroid papillary carcinoma presenting as bilateral neck lymph nodes
metastasis is very rare. Ectopic thyroid tissue may appear in any location along the trajectory …

Thyroid cancer in thyroglossal duct cysts requires a specific approach due to its unpredictable extension

G Pellegriti, G Lumera, P Malandrino… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Context: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) in thyroglossal duct cysts is uncommon. The
requirement of total thyroidectomy and lymph node dissection is still controversial. Setting …

Anatomy and physiology of the thyroid gland

N Stathatos - The thyroid and its diseases: A comprehensive guide …, 2019 - Springer
The thyroid gland and its main product, thyroid hormone, play a very important role in human
physiology. As such, detailed knowledge of thyroid gland embryology, anatomy, and …

Ectopic thyroid carcinoma. Case report

G Lianos, C Bali, V Tatsis, Z Anastasiadi… - Il Giornale di …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Ectopic thyroid carcinoma. Case report. Introduction. Ectopic thyroid tissue can be found in
many sites, including the tongue, thyroglossal duct, mediastinum, trachea, lung, aorta and …

Imaging features of ectopic tissues and their complications: embryologic and anatomic approach

M Kurokawa, R Kurokawa, K Tamura, A Baba, Y Ota… - Radiographics, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Ectopic tissue is an anatomic abnormality in which tissue develops in an area outside its
normal location. It is primarily caused by abnormalities during the process of embryologic …

What is new in the World Health Organization 2017 histopathology classification?

AK El-Naggar - Current treatment options in oncology, 2017 - Springer
The 4th edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification [1] of Head and Neck
Tumors accommodates several consequential modifications to the previous 3rd edition from …