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ectopic hamartomatous thymoma
Tuesday 11 October 2005
Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma has been recognized since the 1980s. These lesions invariably occur in soft tissue of the supraclavicular/suprasternal region.
References
Fetsch JF, Laskin WB, Michal M, Remotti F, Heffner D, Ellis G, Furlong M, Miettinen M. Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 21 cases with data supporting reclassification as a branchial anlage mixed tumor. Am J Surg Pathol. 2004 Oct;28(10):1360-70. PMID: 15371953
