Left-sided posterior mediastinal thymus--MRI findings

Left-sided posterior mediastinal thymus--MRI findings

Anomalous descent of the thymus may result in ectopic thymic tissue in the neck and/or the mediastinum and can mimic an abnormal mediastinal mass. We present one case of a "posterior mediastinal mass" that was diagnosed as a posterior mediastinal thymus utilizing CT plus MRI.

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric radiology 1991-10, Vol.21 (6), p.440-441
Hauptverfasser: Bach, A M, Hilfer, C L, Holgersen, L O
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Esophageal Atresia - complications
Female
Humans
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mediastinum - diagnostic imaging
Mediastinum - pathology
Pulmonary Atelectasis - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Thymus Gland - abnormalities
Thymus Gland - diagnostic imaging
Thymus Gland - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Anomalous descent of the thymus may result in ectopic thymic tissue in the neck and/or the mediastinum and can mimic an abnormal mediastinal mass. We present one case of a "posterior mediastinal mass" that was diagnosed as a posterior mediastinal thymus utilizing CT plus MRI.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/BF02026684