Pharyngeal Ectopic Thymus: A Case Report

Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Sep;100(8):NP354-NP356. doi: 10.1177/0145561320918434. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Abstract

Pharyngeal ectopic thymus is a rare cause of pharyngeal masses and is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of neck and head masses in children. In this paper, the case of an infant with a pharyngeal ectopic thymus is presented and our intraoral surgical approach in the patient's treatment is described.

Keywords: ectopic thymus; infant; neck and head mass; surgical approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Choristoma / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Medical Illustration
  • Pharyngeal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Pharynx / pathology
  • Thymus Gland*