Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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Ectopic Thymus Presenting as a Submandibular Neck Mass

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  • Hwang Won-Hyo (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Park Jung-Je (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Jeon Sea-Yuong (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim Jin-Pyeong (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine Gyeongsang National University)
  • 황원효 (경상대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 박정제 (경상대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 전시영 (경상대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김진평 (경상대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 2004.05.01
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Abstract

Ectopic cervical thymic tissue is rarely reported in medical literature, but it should be included in the differential diagnosis of neck masses, especially in children. It occurs in the line of descent of the thymus from the angle of the mandible to the superior mediastinum. A preoperative diagnosis is seldom considered and is often misdiagnosed as a possible tumor or a lymph node. We present a case of a 2-month-old infant with an asymptomatic enlarging right neck mass. Patient underwent complete excision of the mass.

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