Pyramidal Lobe of the Thyroid Gland: Surgical Anatomy in Patients Undergoing Total Thyroidectomy

Table 2

Location of base of the pyramidal lobe on the thyroid gland.

Location	Total	Woman		Man
Junction of the isthmus and the right lobe or the right lobe	20	18 (90)		2 (10)
			(22)		(7.4)
The isthmus	57 (52.3)	40 (70.2)		17 (29.8)
			(48.8)		(63)
Junction of the isthmus and the left lobe or the left lobe	32 (29.4)	24 (75)		8 (25)
			(29.2)		(29.6)
Total	109 (100)	82	(100)	27	(100)

Numbers in parentheses are percentages.