Hockey stick sign (thyroid hemiagenesis)

Last revised by Mostafa Elfeky on 25 Apr 2019

Hockey stick sign has been used to describe the appearance of the thyroid gland in cases of thyroid hemiagenesis when investigated with thyroid scan (Tc-99m)​ 1. The unilateral lobe and isthmus make a shape reminiscent of a hockey stick. 

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