Ectopic thymic tissue presenting as a lateral cervical swelling

Ectopic thymic tissue presenting as a lateral cervical swelling

Two infants presented with a swelling inferior to the angle of the mandible. At exploration both swellings were identified macroscopically and by frozen section as normal thymic tissue. In the light of present knowledge of the function of this gland in this age‐group excision was not performed.

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of surgery 1972-11, Vol.59 (11), p.885-886
Hauptverfasser: Finch, D. R. A., Gough, M. H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Infant
Neck - abnormalities
Radiography, Thoracic
Thymus Gland - abnormalities
Thymus Gland - anatomy & histology
Thymus Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:Two infants presented with a swelling inferior to the angle of the mandible. At exploration both swellings were identified macroscopically and by frozen section as normal thymic tissue. In the light of present knowledge of the function of this gland in this age‐group excision was not performed.
ISSN:0007-1323
1365-2168
DOI:10.1002/bjs.1800591110