TY - JOUR
AU - MORTON, M., E.
AB - Abstract A normal thyroid which lies unusually high in the neck is more easily visible and palpable and may be mistaken for a goiter. This form of “pseudogoiter” is not mentioned in the medical literature, although in our experience the problem presents in approximately 8% of the patients referred to the Endocrine Service with a presumptive diagnosis of thyroid enlargement. In order to define the degree of variability in the position of the thyroid in the neck, an analysis of 50 thyroid scintiscans was performed. The mean distance between the mid-point of the thyroid isthmus and the superior notch of the thyroid cartilage was almost exactly equal to the mean distance between the isthmus and the suprasternal notch, although considerable variation was found. Two representative cases of “pseudogoiter” in which there was amarked variation in this relationship are presented and criteria to help substantiate the diagnosis ofhigh lying thyroid are suggested. This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1975 by The Endocrine Society
TI - The High Lying Thyroid: A Cause of Pseudogoiter
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
DO - 10.1210/jcem-40-1-37
DA - 1975-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/the-high-lying-thyroid-a-cause-of-pseudogoiter-YR80h0Ptkv
SP - 37
EP - 42
VL - 40
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -