Journal of Chest Surgery

  • 제50권4호
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  • Pages.312-315
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  • 2017
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  • 2765-1606(pISSN)
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  • 2765-1614(eISSN)
대한심장혈관흉부외과학회 (The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
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Ectopic Cervical Thymoma: A Case Report and Review

  • Park, Hyun Oh (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sung Hwan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Moon, Seong Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Yang, Jun Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Dong Hoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jeong Hee (Department of Pathology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine)
  • 투고 : 2016.08.29
  • 심사 : 2016.10.26
  • 발행 : 2017.08.05
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In the embryo, the thymus originates from the third and fourth pharyngeal pouches and migrates from the superior neck to the 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 30-year-old woman who had a nodular lesion in the neck for several years. Ultrasonography and computed tomography were performed. She underwent surgery, and a histological examination resulted in a diagnosis of type AB thymoma. Herein, we report a case of ECT that was resected through a transcervical approach.

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피인용 문헌

  1. Adult Ectopic Cervical Thymic Tissue in relation to a Parathyroid Adenoma and a Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Report of Two Cases vol.2020, pp.None, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9127635