Knowledge Base

• Anatomy of Thyroid gland: Gland is larger in Women than Men
• Relationship of thyroid gland to trachea: 
  • Isthmus lies across Trachea below the Cricoid cartilage. 
  • Lateral lobes curve posteriorly around the sides of Trachea.
• Relationship to mediastinum
• Physiology of swallowing
• Embryological development of thyroid gland
• Pathology of thyroid gland lesions
  • Adenoma
    • Localized
  • Cancer: 
    • Hard
    • Fixation
    • Nodes
  • Goiter: Large 
  • Thyroglossal cyst: 
    • Midline mass. 
    • Moves with protrusion of tongue
  • Throiditis: Tender firm