Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 85-91, May 2006

Thyroid and parathyroid disease in children

  • Shawn D. Safford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
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  • Michael A. Skinner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Michael A. Skinner, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 3815 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Although diseases of the thyroid and parathyroid glands are relatively uncommon in children, the implications of missed diagnoses can be severe. This review describes the embryology, anatomy, and physiology of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, and focuses on significant benign and malignant pathologies of these glands.

Index words:  Thyroid and parathyroid embryology , Lingual thyroid , Goiter , Thyroiditis , Graves’ disease , Thyroid nodules , Thyroid carcinoma , Multiple endocrine neoplasia , Hyperparathyroidism

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PII: S1055-8586(06)00017-5

doi:10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2006.02.005

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 85-91, May 2006

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