Faces of the Thymus

Parts
Size
Shape
Position
Character
Time Associated Findings

Normal Involuted Thymus

Normal Thymus
47-year-old female with a history of pancreatic cancer shows a normal appearing thymus characterized by a fat containing structure with barely perceptible nodular appearance.
Ashley Davidoff MD The CommonVein.net 136747

Infection

Inflammation

Hyperplasia

 

Graves Disease and Thymic Enlargement

Graves Disease and Thymic Enlargement
25 year old female with a history of Graves disease
CT in the axial plane shows an enlarged thymus which is a known association Graves disease
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 136685
Graves Disease and Thymic Enlargement
25 year old female with a history of Graves disease
CT in the sagittal plane shows an enlarged thymus which is a known association Graves disease
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 136686
Graves Disease and Thymic Enlargement
25 year old female with a history of Graves disease
CT in the coronal plane shows an enlarged thymus which is a known association Graves disease
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 136687
Graves Disease and Thymic Enlargement
25 year old female with a history of Graves disease
CT in the axial plane shows an enlarged thyroid consistent with the clinical history of Graves disease
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 136684

Malignancy

Mechanical

Atelectasis

Trauma

Metabolic

Circulatory-

Hemorrhage

Immune Infiltrative Idiopathic Iatrogenic