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Is Absence Of A Thyroid Lobe By Birth Possible?
I had a CTA scan yesterday and found out that I don't have a left thyroid lobe in my neck. I have never had surgery to have it removed so I must have been born without it. What does it mean not to have a thyroid lobe? What are the symptoms that it could cause?
Mon, 2 Apr 2018
Hello,
Your suspicion is true. Congenital absence of either one lobe or complete gland may be seen. But these are extremely rare. Now what you have to do is, please check thyroid profile (free T3, free T4, and TSH levels) If values are in normal limits, then okay; otherwise you have to start taking thyroid supplementation. Ask your general physician or endocrinologist for more suggestions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Siddartha
Your suspicion is true. Congenital absence of either one lobe or complete gland may be seen. But these are extremely rare. Now what you have to do is, please check thyroid profile (free T3, free T4, and TSH levels) If values are in normal limits, then okay; otherwise you have to start taking thyroid supplementation. Ask your general physician or endocrinologist for more suggestions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Siddartha
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