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Adult Ectopic Cervical Thymic Tissue in relation to a Parathyroid Adenoma and a Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Report of Two Cases
Joint Authors
Nijhawan, Vijay Shrawan
Sehrawat, Roopali
Goyal, Neeti
Gupta, M.
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Ectopic cervical thymus is a rare congenital anomaly, which results because of the failure of complete descent of the thymus.
They are incidental findings in the young and may disappear during the early years of life; however, they have rarely been described in adults.
Some of them may undergo hyperplasia or neoplastic transformation and become visible or cause symptoms.
We report two rare cases of incidentally detected cervical thymic tissue in adults.
In one case, the thymic tissue was seen adjacent to a parathyroid adenoma of the left inferior parathyroid gland.
In the other, it was seen adjacent to the left inferior parathyroid gland in a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
In both these cases, the ectopic thymic tissue was diagnosed as a result of pathological examination, not clinically by macroscopic appearance during operation or radiological evaluation.
The finding needs to be noted as these ectopic foci can occasionally give rise to hyperplasia and neoplasms of the thymus.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nijhawan, Vijay Shrawan& Sehrawat, Roopali& Goyal, Neeti& Gupta, M.. 2020. Adult Ectopic Cervical Thymic Tissue in relation to a Parathyroid Adenoma and a Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nijhawan, Vijay Shrawan…[et al.]. Adult Ectopic Cervical Thymic Tissue in relation to a Parathyroid Adenoma and a Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150344
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nijhawan, Vijay Shrawan& Sehrawat, Roopali& Goyal, Neeti& Gupta, M.. Adult Ectopic Cervical Thymic Tissue in relation to a Parathyroid Adenoma and a Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150344
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150344