Aberrant cervical thymus and the role of ultrasonography: A case report

Ectopic/aberrant cervical thymic tissue is a rare cause of neck mass and usually detected incidentally. Aberrant thymic tissue can occur anywhere in the course of thymic descent from the angle of the mandible to the superior mediastinum. We report a case of aberrant cervical thymus demonstrat...

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Main Authors: Emre Ünal, Hanife Gülden Düzkalır, Seray Kurt-Güney, Emek Tolga Işıldak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2016-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1103
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Summary:Ectopic/aberrant cervical thymic tissue is a rare cause of neck mass and usually detected incidentally. Aberrant thymic tissue can occur anywhere in the course of thymic descent from the angle of the mandible to the superior mediastinum. We report a case of aberrant cervical thymus demonstrated by ultrasound.
ISSN:0041-4301
2791-6421