Asymptomatic neck mass and normal variations of the thymus in children: A report of two cases from a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The pathogenesis of cervical extension of the thymus has been postulated to be incomplete descent of the thymus in the midline of the neck, which is considered normal in children. The thymus normally extends to the neck in approximately two-thirds of children. Ectopic thymus mainly occurs in 1%–13%...
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Main Authors: | Maryam Albaqami, Abdulaziz Almonifi, Areej Albelali |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Thoracic Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/atm.atm_91_24 |
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