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The thyroid gland is located in front of the neck below the thyroid cartilage. The small, two-or three-in. long gland consists of two lobes connected by isthmus in the middle.
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Youn, YK., Lee, K.E., Choi, J.Y. (2014). Surgical Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland. In: Color Atlas of Thyroid Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37262-9_1
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