Anterior Relations
  • Skin and fascia
  • Isthmus of thyroid
  • Sternothyroid and sternohyoid muscles
  • Manurbrium sternum
  • Thymus gland
Lateral Relations
  • Lobes of thyroid
  • Carotid sheath
  • Lungs and pleura
  • Arch of aorta, brachiocephalic and subclavian arteries
Posterior Relations
  • Oesophagus
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerve