Sonographic appearance of intrathyroid ectopic thymus in children

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 266-271

  Kim, Hyun Gi ^a   Kim, Myung Joon ^a   Lee, Mi Jung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pediatrics; Thymus; Thyroid; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHORISTOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYMUS; THYROID DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORISTOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYMUS GLAND; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 84862803863     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.21898     Document Type: Article

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