Thyroid gland

System Endocrine
SNOMED CT 181117000

Thyroid gland

Definition

A two-lobed endocrine gland found in all vertebrates, located in front of and on either side of the trachea in humans, and producing various hormones, such as triiodothyronine and calcitonin[BTO].

Also known as thyroid — per UBERON

The Thyroid gland is a part of the Endocrine.

Also identified as

Associated Diseases

Disease Involvement Source
Myxedema Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Myxedema Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Neonatal thyrotoxicosis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Neonatal thyrotoxicosis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nodular goiter Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nodular goiter Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nontoxic goiter Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Nontoxic goiter Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Papillary thyroid Microcarcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Papillary thyroid Microcarcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Pendred syndrome Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Pendred syndrome Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Poorly differentiated thyroid gland carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Poorly differentiated thyroid gland carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Postpartum thyroiditis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Postpartum thyroiditis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Subacute thyroiditis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Subacute thyroiditis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Suppurative thyroiditis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Suppurative thyroiditis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Tall cell variant thyroid gland papillary carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Tall cell variant thyroid gland papillary carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid cancer Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid crisis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid crisis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid dyshormonogenesis 2A Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid dyshormonogenesis 2A Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland adenocarcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland adenocarcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland angiosarcoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland angiosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland atypical follicular adenoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland atypical follicular adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland diffuse sclerosing papillary carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland diffuse sclerosing papillary carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland disorder Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland fetal adenoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland fetal adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland follicular carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland follicular carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland macrofollicular adenoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland macrofollicular adenoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0

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Drugs Acting Here

Drug Effect Source
Dexamethasone may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Levothyroxine may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Liothyronine may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Methimazole may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Methylprednisolone may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Potassium Iodide may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Prednisolone may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Prednisone may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Propylthiouracil may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Triamcinolone may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0

10 entries above are marked DERIVED: Atlas Médico inferred them by combining two sourced claims, and no source asserts these links directly. Treat them as a navigation aid, not as a clinical statement.

Procedures

Procedure Relation Source
Total thyroidectomy Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Subtotal thyroidectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid Isthmectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroid Lobectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thyroidectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Total thyroidectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Subtotal thyroidectomy Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0