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.
aDepartment of Surgery, Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
bDepartment of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Address reprint requests and correspondence: Michael A. Skinner, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 3815 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
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