Ultrasound features of ectopic cervical thymus in a child

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 597-599

  Cacciaguerra, S ^b,c   Rizzo, L ^a   Tranchina, M G ^b   Cutrona, D ^b   Di Benedetto, A ^b  

^a Centro SEDO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c CCD GB Morgagni   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler; Ectopia; Neck; Sonography; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS; ULTRASOUND;

CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NECK; THYMUS GLAND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0031761768     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050413     Document Type: Article

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