Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012; 23(2):313-315

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.2012.23.2.313

증례

좌측 경부 종대를 주소로 내원한 이소성 경부 흉선 1예

김용우¹, 백무진²^,^*

A Case of Aberrant Cervical Thymus Presented as Left Cervical Swelling

Yong-Woo Kim¹, Moo Jin Baek²^,^*

¹부산대학교 의학전문대학원 양산부산대학교병원 영상의학과학교실

²인제대학교 의과대학 해운대백병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실

¹1Department of Radiology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea

²2Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Inje University, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea

^*교신저자: 백무진, 612-862 부산광역시 해운대구 좌동 1435 인제대학교 의과대학 해운대백병원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실 전화 :(051) 797-2290·전송:(051) 892-3831 E-mail:mjbaek@inje.ac.kr

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Received: Sep 26, 2012; Revised: Oct 10, 2012; Accepted: Nov 06, 2012

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

We report a case of aberrant cervical thymus in the left submandibular area of a three-month-old boy. On US scan and MR images, a well-marginated, 4 cm-sized solid mass along the left carotid sheath, anteromedial to the sternocleidomastoidmuscle and inferior to the submandibular gland, was seen. MR signal intensity of the mass showed that it was similar to that of normal thymus in the anterior mediastinum. Although a rare disease, ectopic thymus should be included in the differential diagnosis of cervical masses along the carotid sheath in infants. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2012;23:313-315)

Keywords: 흉선; 이소성 조직; 유아; 자기공명영상; 초음파 검사

Keywords: Thymus; Ectopic tissue; Infant; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasonography