Zuckerkandl's tubercle (thyroid gland)
| Zuckerkandl's tubercle | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | processus posterior glandulae thyreoideae |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Zuckerkandl's tubercle is a pyramidal extension of the
parathyroid glands
. The structure is subject to an important amount of anatomic variation, and therefore a size classification is proposed by Pelizzo et al.
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