Pericardial ectopic thymoma
✍ Scribed by Sandy Azoulay; Camilo Adem; Michel Gatineau; Jean-François Finet; Hayssam Bakdach; Jean-François Regnard; Frédérique Capron
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 309 KB
- Volume
- 446
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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## Abstract ## Background Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma is a rare benign neoplasm occurring in the deep soft tissues adjacent to the sternoclavicular joint. Although clinical presentation and diagnostic imaging can be consistent with a malignant lesion such as a sarcoma, recognition of pathologic
Objectives: To present an unusual case of ectopic cervical thymoma in a pediatric patient and review the literature on this rare disorder. ## Background: The thymus develops primarily from the third branchial pouch forming the thymopharyngeal duct during the 6th week of gestation. It descends alon