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Ectopic thymus in the neck; a case report and review of the literature

Ingeborg BlahaHelmut Von Domarus

subject

MalePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyEctopic thymusbusiness.industryIncidence (epidemiology)InfantHistologyThymus GlandChoristomamedicine.diseaseThymic TissueOtorhinolaryngologyHead and Neck NeoplasmsEmbryologyMedicineHumansSurgeryDifferential diagnosisbusiness

description

A soft, poorly defined mass in the right upper neck of a 7-week-old boy was shown on histology to be ectopic thymus. As aberrant thymic tissue often does change into cysts or neoplasms removal is the treatment of choice. Its persistence in the upper neck seems to be very rare. Embryology, incidence, differential diagnosis and treatment are discussed with a review of the literature.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1987-09-01British Journal of Plastic Surgery
https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-1226(87)90090-7