ArticleCureus2022
Solid Ectopic Cervical Thymus: A Case Report.
Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- A case of solid cervical ectopic thymus in a child: a case description and literature review.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Ectopic cervical thymus in a child: A rare neck mass case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Ectopic thymus in the neonatal period: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Ectopic Cervical Thymus in Adult: An Incidental Finding.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Ectopic cervical thymus: Recognising the characteristic 'embroidery yarn' appearance on ultrasound.Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The thymus gland is a lymphoid organ normally located in the superior anterior mediastinum. It can rarely present abnormally in other sites along the thymopharyngeal canal and it might cause difficulties in breathing and/or feeding. We present a case report of an ectopic cervical thymus of a 10-month-old male infant who was presented to the hospital with a swelling on the left side of his neck for nine months. Investigations raised suspicion about four differential diagnoses and a total surgical excision for histopathological confirmation was deemed mandatory. It is of great importance to consider ectopic cervical thymus in the differential diagnosis of pediatric neck masses to avoid unnecessary procedures and prevent possible complications.
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