Sonographic findings in ectopic cervical thymus in an infant

Autor:	S, Fitoz, C, Atasoy, E, Türköz, D, Gümüş, I, Erden, S, Akyar
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Diagnosis Differential Male Infant Newborn Humans Ultrasonography Doppler Thymus Gland Choristoma Neck
Zdroj:	Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU. 29(9)
ISSN:	0091-2751
Popis:	We present the case of a 28-day-old boy with ectopic thymic tissue in the neck. Sonography showed a well-delineated, homogeneous lesion in the left submandibular region that was isoechoic relative to the mediastinal thymus. The lesion had angular margins and lacked a mass effect despite its large size (3 x 2 cm). On power Doppler imaging, arteries with an intermediate-impedance flow pattern were seen entering the lesion from the inferior and lateral margins. On both T1- and T2-weighted MR images, the lesion was isointense relative to the mediastinal thymus and had higher and lower signal intensity than muscle and fat, respectively. A sonographically guided needle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of ectopic thymus.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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