• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권9호
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• pp.996-999
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• 2006

소아에서 종격동 진성 흉선 증식증과 경부 이소 흉선은 매우 드문 질환이다. 이에 저자들은 경부 종괴를 주소로 내원한 환아에서 조직학적 검사를 통해 종격동 진성 흉선 증식증에 동반된 경부 이소 흉선을 진단하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하고자 한다.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.52-54
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• 2004

Ectopic cervical thymic tissue is rarely reported in medical literature, but it should be included in the differential diagnosis of neck masses, especially in children. It occurs in the line of descent of the thymus from the angle of the mandible to the superior mediastinum. A preoperative diagnosis is seldom considered and is often misdiagnosed as a possible tumor or a lymph node. We present a case of a 2-month-old infant with an asymptomatic enlarging right neck mass. Patient underwent complete excision of the mass.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.64-67
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• 1996

1세된 남아에서 세열낭종을 의심한 좌측 경부 종양이 수술을 시행한 결과 고형종양이였고, 조직검사상 이소성 흉선으로 판명되었다. 술후 초음파상 흉선은 정상적으로 있었고, 현재 환자의 면역기능은 아무 이상없이 정상으로 자라고 있다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.312-315
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• 2017

In the embryo, the thymus originates from the third and fourth pharyngeal pouches and migrates from the superior neck to the mediastinum. Ectopic cervical thymoma (ECT) is an extremely rare tumor that originates from ectopic tissue, and is caused by the aberrant migration of the embryonic thymus. Our patient was a 30-year-old woman who had a nodular lesion in the neck for several years. Ultrasonography and computed tomography were performed. She underwent surgery, and a histological examination resulted in a diagnosis of type AB thymoma. Herein, we report a case of ECT that was resected through a transcervical approach.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.317-319
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• 2014

Ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenomas or hyperplasias account for up to 25% of primary hyperparathyroidism cases. Most abnormal parathyroid glands are found in the superior mediastinum within the thymus and can be removed through a cervical incision; however, a few of these glands are not accessible using standard cervical surgical approaches. Surgical resection has traditionally been performed via median sternotomy or thoracotomy. However, recent advancement in video-assisted thoracic surgery techniques has decreased the need for sternotomy or thoracotomy to remove these ectopic parathyroid glands. Here, we report a successful case of video-assisted thoracoscopic removal of a mediastinal parathyroid adenoma.