Intrathyroidal Ectopic Thymus in Children Retrospective Analysis of Grayscale and Doppler Sonographic Features

Yildiz A. E., CEYHAN K., ŞIKLAR Z., BİLİR P., YAĞMURLU E. A., BERBEROĞLU M., ...More

JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE, vol.34, no.9, pp.1651-1656, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.7863/ultra.15.14.10041
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1651-1656
  • Keywords: Doppler sonography, ectopic thymus, head and neck ultrasound, intrathyroidal sonography, THYROID-NODULE, TISSUE, APPEARANCE, ULTRASOUND
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to define grayscale and color Doppler sonographic features of an ectopic intrathyroidal thymus and to differentiate it from other thyroid nodule etiologies.