Ectopic thymus presenting as a retropharyngeal mass: surgical approach.
Cervical ectopic thymus is a rare cause of solid neck masses in children. Most children are asymptomatic, but some may present with a palpable neck mass, with or without compressive symptoms. Cervical ectopic thymus is often discovered incidentally and mistaken for an infection or neoplasm. We present the case of an infant with retropharyngeal ectopic thymus and describe our intraoral surgical approach.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. nolderabbyr@uams.edu
Abby R
AR
Nolder
Amit
A
Agarwal
Emily
E
Howard
Gresham T
GT
Richter
D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013950:Thymus Gland