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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2024

Ectopic cervical thymoma: a rare entity in the anterior neck.

Yang Yang, Cheng Shen, Lin Ma

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Ectopic cervical thymus in a child: A rare neck mass case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yang Yang *Department of Thoracic Surgery, West-China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Cheng Shen *Department of Thoracic Surgery, West-China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Lin MaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West-China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. malin_hx@163.com.

Funding

Chengdu science and technology Support Program 2022-YF05-01560-SN
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thymoma is a rare malignancy with usual location in the antero-superior mediastinum. Ectopic cervical thymoma (ECT) is an extremely rare tumor that originates from ectopic tissue, and is caused by the aberrant migration of the embryonic thymus. Our patient was a 56-year-old man who had a nodular lesion in the neck for several years. Computed tomography and Enhanced magnetic resonance imaging were performed. He underwent surgery, and a histological examination resulted in a diagnosis of type AB thymoma.

Indexed as

ChoristomaMagnetic Resonance ImagingThymomaThymus NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeckEctopic cervical thymomaPathologySurgery

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PMID38835049
PMCPMC11149365

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