Left-sided posterior mediastinal thymus-MRI findings

A. M. Bach; C. L. Hilfer; L. O. Holgersen

doi:10.1007/BF02026684

Left-sided posterior mediastinal thymus-MRI findings

A. M. Bach
, C. L. Hilfer
, L. O. Holgersen

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Abstract

Anomalous descent of the thymus may result in ectopic thymic tissue in the neck and/or the mediastinum and can mimic an abnormal mediastinal mass. We present one case of a "posterior mediastinal mass" that was diagnosed as a posterior mediastinal thymus utilizing CT plus MRI.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	440-441
Number of pages	2
Journal	Pediatric Radiology
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02026684
State	Published - Oct 1991
Externally published	Yes

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Left-sided posterior mediastinal thymus-MRI findings

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