Clinical Study

Pyramidal Lobe of the Thyroid Gland: Surgical Anatomy in Patients Undergoing Total Thyroidectomy

Table 3

The length of the pyramidal lobe.

Length (mm) Total Woman Man

Short 1–15 42 28 (66.7) 14 (33.3)
(34.1)(51.9)

Middle 16–30 42 (38.5) 34 (81) 8 (19)
(41.5)(29.6)

Long30< 25 (23) 20 (80) 5 (20)
(24.4)(18.5)

Total 109 82 (100) 27(100)

Numbers in parentheses are percentages.