Parathyroid adenoma in a patient with congenital hypothyroidism

Gurkan E., CANTÜRK Z., Ipci O., Sahin Z., Cumali G.

JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.68, no.2, pp.290-292, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 68 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.290-292
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Thyroid dysgenesis, the most common cause of congenital hypothyroidism, includes hypoplasia, ectopia, and agenesis. Agenesis may present as hemiagenesis, bilobar agenesis, or isthmic agenesis. A small ectopic thyroid tissue may sometimes be detected on the embryonal migration pathway of suspected bilobar agenesis cases. Comorbidity of hyperparathyroidism and thyroid dysgenesis has been a topic of interest. The case presented here is a pioneer in medical literature with a comorbidity of parathyroidism and ectopic thyroid tissue.