Yang Y, Shen C, Ma L. Ectopic cervical thymoma: a rare entity in the anterior neck.
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024;
19:318. [PMID:
38835049 DOI:
10.1186/s13019-024-02808-6]
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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.
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