title: [Right submandibular ectopic thymus: a case report].
abstract: Submandibular ectopic thymus is rare in clinical. As this lesion is usually asymptomatic, it easily leads to misdiagnosis and treatment failure. This article reported a case of submandibular mass caused by ectopic thymus, and discussed based on relevant literatures.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Stomatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Wanshan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases; D013950:Thymus Gland