Two cases of ectopic cervical thymus: Case reports and a review of the literature

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-105

  Park, Jung Je ^a   Kim, Jae Won ^a   Kim, Jin Pyeong ^a   Ahn, Seong Ki ^a   Jeong, Jae Ho ^a   Jeon, Sea Yuong ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ectopic cervical thymus; Infants; Neck mass

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXCISION; FAMILY HISTORY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LITERATURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMUS DISEASE;

EID: 33644552775     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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