Prevalence of cervical extension of the thymus in children

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dc.authoridEsmat, Habib Ahmad/0000-0001-5841-1601
dc.authorscopusid56395283800
dc.authorscopusid57219936784
dc.authorscopusid57491063500
dc.contributor.authorKoc, Gonca
dc.contributor.authorEsmat, Habib Ahmad
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T19:54:22Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T19:54:22Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentN/A/Departmenten_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: The cervical extension of the thymus is the most common variation. However, this may be mistaken for a soft tissue mass in the neck particularly by the radiologists who are not familiar with the pediatric population and not aware of this variation, leading to unnecessary surgery and increased medical costs. Since the rates of cervicaly extended thymus in children in clinical practice are lacking in Turkey, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of cervical extension of the normal thymus in the pediatric population. Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study included all pediatric patients who were referred to the radiology department for neck ultrasonography between August-October 2018. A high-frequency probe was implemented and 220 patients (152 male, 68 female) with a mean age of 8.7 +/- 4.39 years (ranging from 1 month to 18 years of age) were examined. Results: Cervical extension of the thymus was detected in 103 patients (46.8%). The age of the patients was found to be significantly lower than the age of the patients whose thymus was not extended (7.87 +/- 4.15 years and 9.59 +/- 4.46 years, respectively. p = 0.006). The mean craniocaudal length of the thymus that cervically extended was 6.41 +/- 2.31 mm. There was no significant difference in the length of the thymus between males, females (6.48 +/- 2.12 mm and 6.37 +/- 2.46 mm. p = 0.924), and different age groups (p = 0.442). Conclusions: Approximately half of the children have the cervical extension of the thymus. Thus, radiologists and clinicians should be aware of this entity to avoid unnecessary imaging studies and interventional procedures.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103483
dc.identifier.issn2049-0801
dc.identifier.pmid35340320en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85126536114en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103483
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/76395
dc.identifier.volume76en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000794359300013en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals of Medicine and Surgeryen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectThymusen_US
dc.subjectSuperior cervical extensionen_US
dc.subjectPediatricsen_US
dc.subjectUltrasonographyen_US
dc.subjectIntrathyroidal Thymusen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of cervical extension of the thymus in childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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