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28 October 2003
variation
(from
Hollinshead 1968)
Preliminary Diagnosis:
Tumor of the left lobe of the thyroid
Questions
thyroid
buccopharyngeal
fascia
sternocleidomastoid
trachea
alar
fascia
recurrent
laryngeal n.
carotid
sheath
parathyroid
prevertebral
fascia
hyoid bone
sternocleidomastoid
(cut)
thyrohyoid
omohyoid
sternothyroid
sternohyoid
thyroid
Attachment of sternothyroid to
From Netter’s Atlas oblique line on thyroid cartilage
prevents superior expansion of thyroid
normal strap muscles
trachea
Thyroid CT
C7 esophagus
Thyroid ( )
internal
jugular v.
common
carotid a. C7
sternocleidomastoid
From web reference 1
thyroid
cricothyroid m.
middle thyroid v.
internal jugular v.
pretracheal lymph node
inferior thyroid v.
recurrent laryngeal n.
From Netter’s Atlas
Posterior View
superior thyroid a.
Vascular Supply
& Relations
external laryngeal n.
inferior thyroid
constrictor m.
parathyroids
inferior thyroid a.
esophagus
recurrent laryngeal n.
From Netter’s Atlas
Recurrent Laryngeal N.
thyroid
common carotid a.
& Suspensory Lig. of Berry
superficial to deep to
ligament ligament
parathyroids
superficial to deep to
ligament ligament
cyst
3. Why did the surgeon look for thyroid tissue on the tongue?
Thyroid Development
splanchnic
nerves
adrenal
— corticosteroids, androgens
cortex
adrenal
— catecholamines (esp. epinephrine)
medulla
From Netter’s Atlas
inferior phrenic a. inferior phrenic v.
Vascular Supply
superior adrenal aa.
& Relations
(from inferior phrenic a.)
adrenal
middle adrenal aa.
gland
(from aorta)
IVC (cut)
left renal v.
liver
kidney L2
colon
Gerota’s
fascia
perirenal
fat
Adrenal tumor
IVC
liver aorta pancreas
Web
1. Thyroid tumor: http://www.auntminnie.com/ScottWilliamsMD2/nucmed/Tumor/Thallium/Thallium.htm
2. Adrenal surgery: http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3018.htm
3. Adrenal surgery: http://www.surgery.wisc.edu/general/patients/endocrine.shtml
4. Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body: http://www.bartleby.com/107/