Ectopic thymus of the neck - report of three examples in children C . T . LEWIS
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SMALL lobules of aberrant thymus are not infrequently found in the neck, often within the thyroid gland, possibly present in up to 20% of humans (Goldstein and Mackay, 1969; Gilmour, 1941). However, ectopic thymic tissue of size sufficient to produce a palpable swelling of the neck is uncommon. In a review of the forty-six such cases recorded in the English literature, Hinds et al. (1970) found that the majority were diagnosed in childhood.
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Ectopic thymus of the neck--report of three examples in children.
SMALL lobules of aberrant thymus are not infrequently found in the neck, often within the thyroid gland, possibly present in up to 20% of humans (Goldstein and Mackay, 1969; Gilmour, 1941). However, ectopic thymic tissue of size sufficient to produce a palpable swelling of the neck is uncommon. In a review of the forty-six such cases recorded in the English literature, Hinds et al. (1970) found...
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