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. 2013 Oct;75(5):337-8.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-013-0973-6.

"Friend or Foe" of a Thyroid Surgeon?-the Tubercle of Zuckerkandl

Chintamani  1
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"Friend or Foe" of a Thyroid Surgeon?-the Tubercle of Zuckerkandl

Chintamani. Indian J Surg. 2013 Oct.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
The TZN, the intersection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), and inferior thyroid artery (ITA). The superior parathyroid may be seen lying close to the neurovascular intersection
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
The RLN may lie in between the capsular branches of the ITA
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
The specimen showing the dual anomaly of the tubercle of Zuckerkandl and pyramidal lobe
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