儿童颈部肿块表现为异位胸腺组织：3例报告

Ectopic thymic tissue presenting as a neck mass in children: a report of 3 cases.

作者信息

Meyer Estie, Mulwafu Wakisa, Fagan Johannes J, Brown Robin A, Taylor Kathryn

机构信息

Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa.

出版信息

Ear Nose Throat J. 2010 May;89(5):228-31.

PMID:20461685

Abstract

The presentation of ectopic cervical thymic tissue as an anterior neck mass is rare. We report 3 similar cases in 3 boys-2 who had a thymic cyst and 1 who had an ectopic cervical thymus. We discuss the radiographic presentation on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in these cases. We also review the typical histologic picture; histology is the only way of diagnosing this condition.

摘要

异位宫颈胸腺组织表现为颈部前方肿块的情况较为罕见。我们报告了3例相似病例，均为男孩，其中2例有胸腺囊肿，1例有异位宫颈胸腺。我们讨论了这些病例在超声和磁共振成像上的影像学表现。我们还回顾了典型的组织学图像；组织学是诊断这种疾病的唯一方法。