Incidence and Surgical Importance of Zuckerkandl’s Tubercle of the Thyroid and Its Relations with Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Figure 1

These figures show enlarged Zuckerkandl’s tubercles (ZT) in the total thyroidectomy specimen. (a) Bilateral ZT, (b) right ZT, and (c) left ZT of the same patient. (d) An example of a large ZT as posterior extension of the left lobe.

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