Abstract
BACKGROUND: Thyroid gland is the first endocrine gland to develop within 24 days, as median endodermal thickening in the floor of primordial pharynx.1 The gland has two lobes shaped roughly like a slender pears, hugging the anterolateral aspect of the cervical trachea from the level of the thyroid cartilage to 5 th and 6 th tracheal ring. 2 The anatomy of the vital endocrine gland is relevant both to non-operating clinician and for operating surgeons. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To study the anamolies of the thyroid gland. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During routine dissection in department of Anatomy, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka. RESULTS: Multilobed thyroid gland with absence of isthmus associated with levator glandulae thyroideae was noted. CONCLUSION: Surgeons planning for Thyroidectomy should have knowledge of thyroid anatomy and its anatomical variation for better planning of safe and effective surgery.
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