O.F. BEZRUKOV¹, D.V. ZIMA¹, V.Yu. MIKHAILICHENKO¹, O.R. KHABAROV²

¹St. Luke Crimean Multi-profile Medical Center, Simferopol

²City Hospital №1, Sevastopol

Bezrukov O.F. ― MD, Professor, Head of the Surgery Department

Address: 5/7 Lenin Boulevard, Simferopol, Russian Federation, 295051, e-mail: klinika_csmu@mail.ru

The article provides historical information on the detection of an abberant goiter. A picture of areas of the most frequent occurrence of ectopic thyroid tissue is presented. Statistical data on the frequency of this pathology are given. The embryological stages of thyroid gland development are considered. The clinical signs of abberant goiter, diagnostic techniques and indications for surgical treatment are indicated. Clinical cases of lingual and retrosternal goiter are considered.

Key words: thyroid gland, abberant goiter, lingual goiter, retrosternal goiter, diagnosis, treatment.

(For citation: Bezrukov O.F., Zima D.V., Mikhailichenko V.Yu., Khabarov O.R. Abberant goard (clinical observations). Practical medicine. 2019. Vol. 17, № 4, P. 170-173)

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