Existence of ectopic thyroid glands at two different locations is very rare. Only 27 cases of
such dual ectopia have been reported in the English literature. Huang et al30 described the …

Ectopic thyroid tissue remains a rare developmental abnormality involving defective or
aberrant embryogenesis of the thyroid gland during its passage from the floor of the primitive …

Completely updated for its Ninth Edition, this classic text provides comprehensive coverage
of every aspect of thyroid anatomy, development, biochemistry, physiology …

Objectives To evaluate the timing of a delayed rise in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
levels in preterm infants with congenital hypothyroidism, and to determine whether cases of …

This chapter reviews how improvements in sensitivity and specificity of thyroid function tests
[total and free thyroid hormones, TSH, thyroid autoantibodies (TRAb, TPOAb and TgAb) and …

Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition
has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH), usually of the primary and permanent variety, is an
eminently preventable cause of growth retardation and mental handicap whose outlook has …

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH), the most common pediatric endocrine disorder with an
estimated prevalence of 1: 2,000 to 1: 4,000, is an under-recognized problem in countries …

Most research on the molecular mechanisms of thyroid dysgenesis over the past decade
has focussed on the Mendelian mechanisms that may account for the few (< 5%) cases in …

2) Associação de Pais e Amigos do Excepcional, APAE São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo,
Brazil 3) Departamento de Radiologia, InRAD, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de …