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Thyroid hemiagenesis

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Link to WHO Definition

Thyroid hemiagenesis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/872920513

Thyroid hemiagenesis is a form of thyroid dysgenesis characterised by an absence of half of the thyroid gland that is usually asymptomatic but may result in primary congenital hypothyroidism, a permanent thyroid deficiency that is present from birth.