The thyroid and parathyroid glands are cervical endocrine glands responsible for
metabolism-related functions. Radiologists are frequently asked to evaluate pathology …

The primordial thyroid gland is first identifiable during the fourth week of gestation,
beginning as an endodermal invagination of the tongue at the site of the foramen cecum …

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If morbidity during and following thyroid surgery is to be minimized or avoided, and if high
rates of success are to be achieved when restoring normocalcemia in patients with primary …

Historically, thyroid surgery has been fraught with complications. Injury to the recurrent
laryngeal nerve, superior laryngeal nerve, or the parathyroid glands may result in profound …

The thyroid gland is critical in regulating metabolic functions including cardiac rate and
output, lipid catabolism, skeletal growth, and oxygen and heat production. Thus, patients …

Glossary dt0010 Follicle A hollow sphere lined by a single layer of epithelial cells called
thyrocytes, and filled with colloid. dt0015 Iodotyrosines Precursors of thyroid hormones …

Emil Theodor Kocher and Theodor Billroth pioneered the surgical management of thyroid
disease. Their surgical techniques, knowledge of thyroid anatomy, embryology, histology …

During the fourth week of development, the foramen cecum develops as an endodermal
thickening in the floor of the primitive pharynx at the junction between the first and second …

The thyroid gland is composed of right and left lobes that are positioned anterolateral to the
larynx and trachea. The two lobes are united just below the cricoid cartilage by an isthmus …