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Left-sided posterior mediastinal thymus-MRI findings

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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.

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  1. A. M. Bach M.D.

    Present address: Department of Radiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Amsterdam Avenue at 114th Street, 10025, New York, New York, USA

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  1. Department of Radiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Amsterdam Avenue at 114th Street, 10025, New York, New York, USA

    C. L. Hilfer

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Amsterdam Avenue at 114th Street, 10025, New York, New York, USA

    L. O. Holgersen

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Bach, A.M., Hilfer, C.L. & Holgersen, L.O. Left-sided posterior mediastinal thymus-MRI findings. Pediatr Radiol 21, 440–441 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02026684

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