Solid cervical ectopic thymus in an infant

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Clark, Justin J ^a   Johnson, Sidney M ^a  

^a Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Ectopic; Infant; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRANCHIOGENIC CYST; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISSECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMANGIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISION; INFANT; MALE; MANDIBLE; NECK TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID CERVICAL ECTOPIC THYMUS; THYMUS DISEASE; THYMUS SURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME;

CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 67649385771     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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