Cervical ectopic thymus: a case report and review of the literature.

نویسندگان

  • Domenico Saggese
  • Giacomo Ceroni Compadretti
  • Cosetta Cartaroni
چکیده

Ectopic cervical thymic tissue is rarely reported in medical literature, but it should be included in the differential diagnosis of neck masses, especially in children. The authors present the case of a young male with a soft right mid-cervical mass. The patient underwent complete excision of the lesion and histological examination showed an ectopic thymic cyst. The embryological development, clinical presentation and management of ectopic thymic lesions are discussed together with a review of the literature.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology

دوره 66 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002