Tanriover O, Comunoglu N, Eren B, Comunoglu C, Turkmen N, Bilgen S, Kaspar E C, Gündogmus U N
Department of Family Medicine, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey.
Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2011 May;70(2):103-8.
Although racial and ethnic variations in the morphology of anatomical structures are defined well, the size, shape, and weight of the thyroid gland have not previously been reported in Turkish people. This study provides data about the morphometric features of the thyroid gland, thyroid lobes, and pyramidal lobe, and highlights some anatomical variations in people from the Marmara region in Turkey.
The material for the present study consisted of thyroid glands obtained from 75 male and 15 female adult cadavers aged between 18 and 80 years. A dissection was carried out and the thyroid glands were exposed. The glands were weighed and measured according to the various age groups of the patients.
A pyramidal lobe was found to be present in 57.8% of the cadavers (52/90). During midline dissection of the neck 2 males out of 90 cadavers, giving an incidence of 2.22%, did not show an isthmus. The mean thyroid weight was 26.11 ± 8.14 g. In males it was 26.93 ± 7.96 g while in females it was 21.93 ± 7.98 g.
This is the first reported morphometric study on cadaveric thyroid glands from Turkey and it highlights individual and ethnic/racial variations. In order to perform safe and effective surgery and for the accurate diagnosis of thyroid disorders, knowledge of normal anatomy and the variations of the thyroid gland are essential.
尽管解剖结构形态的种族和民族差异已得到明确界定，但此前尚未有关于土耳其人群甲状腺大小、形状和重量的报道。本研究提供了有关甲状腺、甲状腺叶和锥状叶形态特征的数据，并突出了土耳其马尔马拉地区人群的一些解剖变异。
本研究的材料包括从75名男性和15名年龄在18至80岁之间的成年女性尸体上获取的甲状腺。进行了解剖并暴露甲状腺。根据患者的不同年龄组对腺体进行称重和测量。
发现57.8%的尸体（52/90）存在锥状叶。在对90具尸体进行颈部中线解剖时，90具尸体中有2名男性未显示甲状腺峡部，发生率为2.22%。甲状腺平均重量为26.11±8.14克。男性为26.93±7.96克，女性为21.93±7.98克。
这是首次报道的关于土耳其尸体甲状腺的形态测量研究，突出了个体以及种族/民族差异。为了进行安全有效的手术以及准确诊断甲状腺疾病，了解甲状腺的正常解剖结构和变异至关重要。
