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Chondromatous Hamartoma of the Thyroid Gland: Report of a Case
Author(s) -
Chahal A. S.,
Subramanyam C. S. V.,
Bhattacharjea A. K.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1975.tb05718.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hamartoma , thyroid , histopathological examination , pathology
A case of congenital chondromatous hamartoma of the thyroid gland in a male infant is reported. It presented as a congenital goitre. The thyroid swelling started to increase in size and became hard. It was excised. Histopathological examination revealed the tumour to be a chondromatous hamartoma of the thyroid gland. Reports of this condition in the literature are few