Ectopic cervical thymoma--the great mimic: a case report.

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dc.contributor.authorRamdas, Anitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJacob, Sajini Elizabethen_US
dc.contributor.authorVarghese, Renu G'Boyen_US
dc.contributor.authorDasiah, Simonen_US
dc.contributor.authorRai, Ramjien_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-07-22en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T10:49:53Z
dc.date.available2007-07-22en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T10:49:53Z
dc.date.issued2007-07-22en_US
dc.description.abstractEctopic cervical thymoma is a rare tumour that probably arises from thymic tissue trapped during the migration of the thymus into the anterior mediastinum from the third and fourth pharyngeal pouches. As it occurs in the region of the thyroid gland it mimics thyroid lesions and can cause confusion to the clinician, sonologist and cytologist. Misinterpretation of frozen sections can also occur if knowledge of this entity is not present. We are reporting a case of this rare entity in an elderly lady who presented with a neck mass that mimicked a thyroid lesion. Ectopic cervical thymoma should be considered in the list of differential diagnosis of neck masses in the elderly.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, Pondicherry. anitaramdas2002@yahoo.co.inen_US
dc.identifier.citationRamdas A, Jacob SE, Varghese RG, Dasiah S, Rai R. Ectopic cervical thymoma--the great mimic: a case report. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2007 Jul; 50(3): 553-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/72859
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijpmonline.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshChoristoma --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshDiagnosis, Differentialen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshNecken_US
dc.subject.meshThymoma --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshThymus Gland --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshThymus Neoplasms --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleEctopic cervical thymoma--the great mimic: a case report.en_US
dc.typeCase Reportsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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