Thymopharyngeal duct cyst: An unusual variant of cervical thymic anomalies

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1357-1360

  Kaufman, Matthew R ^a   Smith, Shane ^a   Rothschild, Michael A ^a   Som, Peter ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; NECK CYST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THYMOPHARYNGEAL DUCT CYST; THYMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034766347     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.127.11.1357     Document Type: Article

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