Abstract
Surgical procedures on the thyroid are usually complicated by damage to the parathyroid glands, the external branch of superior laryngeal nerves, inferior laryngeal nerves, and hematoma due to vascular injury and the chance of residual thyroid tissue being left in case of cancer and Graves' disease, and the presence of anatomical variations. In this study, we describe the presence of a levator glandulae thyroideae that could misguide surgeons during surgical procedures.
Highlights
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine organ located in the anterior compartment of the neck at the level C5 to T1 [1]
The persistence of thyroglossal ducts and the presence of a pyramidal lobe are common, whereas agenesis of isthmus and presence of levator glandulae thyroideae (LGT) are rare and only a few cases have been reported of such anomaly in the scientific literature [5]
In the case being discussed, we describe a hyopyramidalis LGT that was discovered during routine cadaveric dissection of head and neck region
Summary
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine organ located in the anterior compartment of the neck at the level C5 to T1 [1]. It consists of two lateral lobes connected by a narrow bridge known as the isthmus. LGT is a fibromuscular band that extends from the pyramidal lobe in most cases and attaches to the hyoid bone located superiorly. The body of the hyoid bone (Figure 1) This type of muscle fibers would fall into hyopyramidalis classification of LGT as the fibers were found to be extending from the pyramidal lobe and attached to the hyoid bone located above. A thin band of muscular fibers stretched from the upper middle border of the isthmus of the thyroid gland to
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