Published 2007 | Version v1
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Gigantic enlargement of the thymus gland

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Surgery, King Fahd Univ. Hospital, Al-Khobar (Saudi Arabia)

Description

True massive thymic hyperplasia is a very rare entity, characterized by an increase in the size and weight of the thymus gland without an apparent cause. Surgery has been required in patients with severe respiratory distress. We present an idiopathic true massive thymic hyperplasia in a 5-month-old boy. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Saudi Medical Journal
Journal Volume
28
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1587-1589
ISSN
0379-5284

INIS

Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
Country of Input or Organization
Saudi Arabia
INIS RN
39120014
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; GLANDS; LYMPHOMAS; ORGANS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; SURGERY; THYMUS
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; TOMOGRAPHY