Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor of neural crest cells, the cells that give rise to the sympathetic nervous system, which is observed in children.

Ectopic thyroid

Mislocalised thyroid gland.


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PMID (PMCID)
23685310
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant, Newborn
Mediastinal teratomas in children. Case reports and review of the literature.
Paradies G, Zullino F, Orofino A, Leggio S.
Ann Ital Chir. 2013;84(4):395-403.
Mainly located in the anterior mediastinum arising from the thymic gland, or exceptionally, from ectopic thyroid tissue, they may rarely be observed in the posterior mediastinum, sometimes in a paravertebral position, simulating a neuroblastoma.