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Vol. 14 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.35

SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS OF ECTOPIC INTRATHYROIDAL THYMUS IN CHILDHOOD: OUR EXPERIENCE

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Received: October 20 2025
Published: January 12 2026
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Piero Trovato
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II of Naples, Naples Italy, Italy.
Igino Simonetti
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II of Naples, Naples Italy, Italy.
Francesco Verde
francescoverde87@gmail.com
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II of Naples, Naples Italy, Italy.
Stefano Giusto Picchi
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II of Naples, Naples Italy, Italy.
Giulia Lassandro
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II of Naples, Naples Italy, Italy.
Valentina Angelini
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II of Naples, Naples Italy, Italy.
Antonino Corvino
Motor Science and Wellness Department, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, Italy, Italy.
Maria Grazia Caprio
Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging National Research Council, Naples, Italy, Italy.
Intrathyroidal thymic tissue is a rare ultrasound finding and may be confused with a malignant thyroid
nodule because of hyperechoic dots mimicking calcifications. We retrospectively evaluated thyroid
ultrasound examinations of a paediatric population consisting of 205 children. Ten patients showed
thyroid nodules with hyperechoic foci like those seen in thymic tissue. The knowledge and awareness
of intrathyroidal ectopic thymus and its ultrasound features allows to avoid misdiagnosis of thyroid
malignant nodules.

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SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS OF ECTOPIC INTRATHYROIDAL THYMUS IN CHILDHOOD: OUR EXPERIENCE . (2026). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 14. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.35
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