Cervical thymic remnants in children

Statham, Melissa McCarty; Mehta, Deepak; Willging, J. Paul

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.08.013

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“…The differential diagnosis of cervical thymic cyst is broad and includes thyroglossal duct cyst lymphovascular malformations, branchial cleft cyst, and laryngocele, as well as benign tumors (dermoid cysts, epidermoid cysts) and malignant tumors (lymphoproliferative, soft tissue sarcoma and other metastatic lesions) [5].…”

Section: Differential Diagnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Ectopic Left Cervical Thymic Tissue in Pediatric Age Group

Alfayez¹

2017

MOJCR

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Objective: We report a case of ectopic cervical thymic tissue in a healthy 5years -11months old girl. Method:Case report and review of the English-language literature (using PubMed, Ovid, and Proquest databases).Results: Case of ectopic cervical thymic tissue occurred in a preschool-aged girl to be reported in the English-language literature. Conclusion:This case raises the alerts of ectopic cervical thymic tissue to be considered in the differential diagnosis of children younger than 10 years of age with a painless neck mass. When previously healthy child manifests with a sudden onset of the asymptomatic neck mass, keep in your mind that there is a great likelihood of ectopic thymus tissue in the neck.

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Section: Differential Diagnosismentioning

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Ectopic Left Cervical Thymic Tissue in Pediatric Age Group

Alfayez¹

2017

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“…The less common solid cervical thymic remnant is typically homogeneous and shows sonographic (US), attenuation (CT), and signal features (MR imaging) identical to mediastinal thymic tissue. 17 The more common cystic thymic remnant is fusiform, found ventral and closely approximated to the carotid space, and often extends caudally into the cervicomediastinal region. US of the cystic remnant shows an anechoic or hypoechoic (if internal debris is present) mass that may be unilocular or contain internal septations.…”

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“…The lesions lack diffusion restriction and show thin marginal wall enhancement following intravenous contrast. 2,17 The solid thymic remnants show sonographic, CT, and MR imaging features that are identical to orthotopic thymic tissue within the mediastinum (see Table 4). The investigation of all solid cervical masses in a child warrant intravenous contrast.…”

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Common Pediatric Head and Neck Congenital/Developmental Anomalies

LaPlante

Pierson

Hedlund

2015

Radiologic Clinics of North America

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“…99,100 Autopsy studies show a varied incidence from 1% to 33%. 99,101,102 These present as a painless swelling in children ranging from 2 to 13 years. In some cases, other symptoms such as dysphagia, pain, or dyspnea can be present.…”

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Selective Pathologies of the Head and Neck in Children

Ozolek

2009

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

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The range of pathology seen in the head and neck region is truly amazing and to a large extent probably mirrors the complex signaling pathways and careful orchestration of events that occurs between the primordial germ layers during the development of this region. As is true in general for the entire discipline of pediatric pathology, the head and neck pathology within this age group is as diverse and different as its adult counterpart. Cases that come across the pediatric head and neck surgical pathology bench are more heavily weighted toward developmental and congenital lesions such as branchial cleft anomalies, thyroglossal duct cysts, ectopias, heterotopias, choristomas, and primitive tumors. Many congenital "benign" lesions can cause significant morbidity and even mortality if they compress the airway or other vital structures. Exciting investigations into the molecular embryology of craniofacial development have begun to shed light on the pathogenesis of craniofacial developmental lesions and syndromes. Much more investigation is needed, however, to intertwine aberrations in the molecular ontogeny and development of the head and neck regions to the represented pathology. This review will integrate traditional morphologic embryology with some of the recent advances in the molecular pathways of head and neck development followed by a discussion of a variety of developmental lesions finishing with tumors presumed to be derived from pluripotent/progenitor cells and tumors that show anomalous or aborted development.

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Cervical thymic remnants in children

Cited by 41 publications

References 33 publications

Ectopic Left Cervical Thymic Tissue in Pediatric Age Group

Ectopic Left Cervical Thymic Tissue in Pediatric Age Group

Common Pediatric Head and Neck Congenital/Developmental Anomalies

Selective Pathologies of the Head and Neck in Children

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