Distribution of nodules in thyroid lobes.

C. Vakili, M. R. Azizi, V. Fatourechi

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Abstract

Frequency of berign nodules in each lobes of the thyroid gland was determined in 214 consecutive patients who underwent thyroid operation. All cases had thyroid scintiscans. The right lobe was involved two times more than the left. In order to determine if this higher frequency was related to the naturally-occurring greater mass of the right lobe, fifteen normal thyroid glands from consecutive autopsy cases were bisected into halves and the weight of the two segments were compared. Although in 13 glands the right lobe was the larger one, the average weight difference was only seven percent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)289-295
Number of pages7
JournalPahlavi Medical Journal
Volume9
Issue number3
StatePublished - Jul 1 1978

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  • Medicine(all)

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