Cervical ectopic thymus in an infant.
- Author:
Minglei SUN
1
;
Junfang ZHAO
;
Weihong XIE
;
Yongming QIAO
;
Haibin WANG
;
Junlan SHANG
Author Information
1. Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Choristoma;
Humans;
Infant;
Neck;
Thymus Gland;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2011;29(4):446-447
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Cervical ectopic thymus rarely occur. We reported a case of cervical thymus presenting as a unilateral neck mass in an infant. Ultrasonography showed a low echo-level mass with clear border and abundant blood flow signal in the left neck. Preoperative chest CT revealed normal structures in the superior mediastinum including the thymus. Surgical resection was performed and the histological diagnosis was ectopic cervical thymus.
