Ectopic thymus presenting as a solid submandibular neck mass in an infant: Case report and review of literature

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-245

  Kacker, Ashutosh ^a,b   April, Max ^a,b   Markentel, Cara Beth ^a   Breuer, Frank ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical thymic mass; Cysts; Infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECTOPIC ORGAN; HUMAN; INFANT; NECK TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS;

CHORISTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; THYMUS GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032808724     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(99)00198-6     Document Type: Article

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