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Thyroid Hemiagenesis: Incidence, Clinical Significance, and Genetic Background.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2017
Szczepanek-Parulska Ewelina, Zybek-Kocik Ariadna, Wartofsky Leonard, Ruchala Marek
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Context: Thyroid hemiagenesis (THA) constitutes a rare, congenital disorder that is characterized by an absence of one thyroid lobe. Because the pathogenesis and clinical significance of this malformation remain undefined, specific clinical recommendations are lacking, especially for asymptomatic cases. Evidence Acquisition: The PubMed database was searched (years 1970 to 2017), and the following terms were used...
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