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Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2003;19(1):75-79.
Published online May 30, 2003.
Ectopic Cervical Thymic Tumor Misdiagnosed as a Thyroid Mass
Jin Soo Kim;Woung Yoon Chung;Soon Won Hong;Jong Ho Yoon;Hang Seok Chang;Cheong Soo Park
갑상선 종괴로 오인된 이소성 경부 흉선 종양
김진수;정웅윤;홍순원;윤종호;장항석;박정수
Abstract
Ectopic cervical thymic tumor, first described in 1941 by Boman, is a rare tumor of the neck displaying the same histologic features as mediastinal thymoma. It was classified into benign thymoma, invasive (or malignant) thymoma, thymic carcinoma histopathologically and clinically. The ectopic cervical thymic tumor is misdianosed as the thyroidal mass on radiologic examination and FNA cytology due to its rarity and unusual location. Recently, we have experienced two cases of ectopic cervical thymic tumor misdiagnosed as thyroid mass ; a case of thymic carcinoma;the other of invasive thymoma. So, we report these cases with review of the literature.
Key Words: Ectopic cervical thymoma, Invasive, Thymic carcinoma
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