Thyroid Carcinoma on the Side of the Absent Lobe in a Patient with Thyroid Hemiagenesis

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Surgical findings. The left lobe of the thyroid is absent. Tumor is observed on the side of the absent thyroid and has invaded the lateral branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. No abnormalities in the path of the recurrent laryngeal nerve are observed. Arrowheads indicate tumor; arrow indicates craniad.

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