Cervical ectopic thymus in an infant

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-70

  Prasad, Sai ^a   Chui, C H ^a   Ong, C L ^a   Meenakshi, A ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aberrant thymus; Ectopic thymus; Heterotopic thymus; Infant; Neck mass

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECTOPIC TISSUE; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFANT; LYMPHANGIOMA; MALE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NECK TUMOR; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SNORING; THYMUS DISEASE;

CHORISTOMA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NECK; THYMUS GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 30544436272     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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