title: Ectopic thymic tissue as a rare and confusing entity.
abstract: A 16-year-old girl with intrathyroidal ectopic thymic tissue, which was diagnosed incidentally after surgery for thyroid nodule, is reported to emphasise the possible clinical and surgical presentations of this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Büyükyavuz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otçu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karnak
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Akçören
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Senocak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013950:Thymus Gland; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery