Ectopic thymic tissue as a rare and confusing entity

Buyukyavuz I., Otcu S., Karnak I., Akcoren Z., Senocak M.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, vol.12, no.5, pp.327-329, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-2002-35961
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.327-329
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A 16-year-old girl with intrathyroidal ectopic thymic tissue, which was diagnosed incidentally after surgery for thyroid nodule, is reported to emphasise the possible clinical and surgical presentations of this rare entity.