Cervical Extension of the Normal Thymus in Children and Adolescents: Sonographic Features and Prevalence.

Chunxia XiaShuang ChenMasoud BaikpourTheodore T PierceYu DuanQian Li Anthony E SamirEugene CheahAnthony E Samir

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)

Cervical thymic extension is sonographically visible as a soft tissue mass of variable appearance in about a third of children and adolescents undergoing neck ultrasonography with decreasing prevalence with age. Sonographically visible cervical thymic tissue is more common in younger patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
risk factors
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
magnetic resonance imaging
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
computed tomography
contrast enhanced