Bansal Lukshay, Arora Suryansh, Prasad Akhila, Vani Kavita
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Dec;75(4):4090-4092. doi: 10.1007/s12070-023-04079-4. Epub 2023 Jul 15.
Zuckerkandl tubercles are posteromedial projections of normal thyroid gland with relations with important neck structures. In our case, we reported "Thyroid ring", that is a ring configuration of the thyroid gland encasing the trachea and esophagus, without compression symptoms. Ring was formed by the elongated zuckerkandl tubercles, passing through the column between the esophagus and vertebral body and abutting each other at left posterolateral border of esophagus. Reporting of these relations and variations is important as it helps the operating surgeon in planning the approach to the procedure.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-023-04079-4.
祖克坎德尔结节是正常甲状腺的后内侧突出,与重要的颈部结构相关。在我们的病例中,我们报告了“甲状腺环”,即甲状腺呈环形包裹气管和食管,且无压迫症状。该环由拉长的祖克坎德尔结节形成,结节穿过食管与椎体之间的柱状区域,并在食管左后外侧缘相互邻接。报告这些关系和变异很重要,因为这有助于手术医生规划手术入路。
在线版本包含可在10.1007/s12070-023-04079-4获取的补充材料。