Published June 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Aberrant cervical thymus in an infant: an unusual cause of stridor

  • 1. Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut (Lebanon)

Description

We report an 8-month-old infant presenting with stridor caused by a nonpalpable neck mass discovered at imaging and surgery. The diagnosis of aberrant thymic tissue was confirmed at histopathology. The authors reviewed the literature and discuss the embryology, imaging findings and differential diagnosis of this rare disorder. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Radiology
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 978-980
ISSN
0938-7994
CODEN
EURAE3

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
31030950
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INFANTS; MALFORMATIONS; NECK; NEOPLASMS; REVIEWS; THYMUS
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; BODY; CHILDREN; DISEASES; DOCUMENT TYPES; EVALUATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; TOMOGRAPHY

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Notes
With 3 figs.