Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma: radiographic and clinicopathological features

Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma (EHT) is a very rare benign neoplasm. The histogenesis of EHT remains unclear. It was firstly described by Smith et aF in 1982 and was named EHT by Rosai et al2 in 1984. Since then dozens of cases have been reported. We herein report one case of EHT, describing the magn...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chinese medical journal 2013-02, Vol.126 (4), p.798-799
Hauptverfasser: Cheng, Yu-shu, Zhou, Zheng-rong, Wang, Jian
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Zusammenfassung:Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma (EHT) is a very rare benign neoplasm. The histogenesis of EHT remains unclear. It was firstly described by Smith et aF in 1982 and was named EHT by Rosai et al2 in 1984. Since then dozens of cases have been reported. We herein report one case of EHT, describing the magnetic resonance (MR) findings correlated with its clinicopathological features, and reviewed literatures.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20122610