Thyroid atrophy

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 24 Oct 2022

Thyroid atrophy can arise in a number of situations and most with certain chronic thyroiditides such as:

It can also occur with conditions such as:

Differential diagnosis

  • congenitally small native thyroid with an ectopic thyroid

  • partial surgical resection

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