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World J Clin Pediatr. Feb 8, 2017; 6(1): 10-23
Published online Feb 8, 2017. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v6.i1.10
Table 2 Classification of thymic disorders according to the imaging appearance
Appearance/size of thymusDiseases
Small thymusPhysiological
Age related involution
Treatment related atrophy
Ectopic thymus
Immunodeficiency disorders
Hypoplasia
Aplasia
Large thymusHyperplasia
True hyperplasia
Follicular hyperplasia
Masses
Cystic
Thymic cyst
Lymphatic malformation
Germ cell tumor
Solid
Mild/moderate enhancement
Lymphoma
Thymoma
Thymolipoma
Thymic carcinoma
Intense enhancement
Hemangioma
Castleman’s disease
Thymic carcinoid
Mixed
Infections (abscess/ tuberculosis)
Germ cell tumor
Langerhans cell histiocytosis