Cervical presentations of thymic anomalies in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 909-914

  Khariwala, S S ^a   Nicollas, R ^a   Triglia, J M ^a   Garabedian, E N ^a   Marianowski, R ^a   Van Den Abbeele, T ^a   April, M ^a   Ward, R ^a   Koltai, P J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical thymoma; Ectopic cervical thymus; Thymic cyst

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYMUS CYST; THYMUS DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CHILD; CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIASTINAL CYST; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 2942618594     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.02.012     Document Type: Article

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