Presentation
Chest CT for trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 12 years
Gender: Male
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Selected images depicting the normal appearance of the thymus in the anterior mediastinum.
From the case:
Normal thymus
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Yellow line delineating the two asymmetric lobes of the thymus.
Case Discussion
The thymus is a T-cell producing lymphoid organ in the anterior mediastinum that plays a role in the development of the immune system.