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Ectopic thymus as a cause of Horner's syndrome
- Source :
- Radiology Case Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 23-25 (2020), Radiology Case Reports
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Ectopy of the thymus is a rare anomaly arising during fetal development, where the thymus does not make a complete decent into the thoracic cavity where it should involute in adolescence. The most common complications of an ectopic thymus include tracheal or esophageal compression presenting in childhood. This is a report of a single case of ectopic cervical thymus identified in a 2-month-old infant presenting with Horner's syndrome. Thymic ectopy should be on the differential when performing a radiologic evaluation of a neck mass when imaging characteristics are similar to thymic tissue. Keywords: Horner's syndrome, Ectopic, Thymus, Pediatrics
- Subjects :
- lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:R895-920
Neck mass
Pediatrics
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Radiologic Evaluation
Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Fetus
S syndrome
Ectopic thymus
business.industry
Thoracic cavity
Horner's syndrome
medicine.disease
Ectopic
Thymus
Thymic Tissue
medicine.anatomical_structure
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Head and Neck
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19300433
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Radiology Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c7a8bc3fdb038ff52949fa1ee40d990b