Rare developmental abnormalities of thyroid gland, especially multiple ectopia: A review and our experience

Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 143-146

  Jain, Anuj ^a   Pathak, Sujata ^a  

^a Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT   (India)

Author keywords

Developmental abnormalities of thyroid; dual ectopia; thyroid scan; triple ectopia

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; RARE DISEASE; THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID DYSGENESIS; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 79953824054     PISSN: 09723919     EISSN: 09740244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-3919.78248     Document Type: Article

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