Thoracoscopic resection of a giant thymolipoma in a 4-year-old girl.

Thymolipoma is a very rare, benign mediastinal tumor. In this paper, we report on the thoracoscopic resection of such a lesion in a 4-year-old girl.

Cricoid cartilage on sonography in pediatric patients mimics a thyroid mass.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the sonographic appearance of the uncalcified cricoid cartilage in pediatric patients and illustrate how this can be easily confused with a thyroid mass or residual thyroid tissue after thyroidectomy.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the sonographic and computed tomographic examinations performed on 4 adolescent patients. Two patients had either thyroid cancer or thyroid nodules, and 2 healthy patients were reviewed to show normal anatomy.