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Old 02-03-2014, 03:27 PM #1
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Did anyone else's CT show "residual thymic tissue"? Or can anyone clarify if this is of significance?

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The thymus is large while a child but withers with age, leaving "residual" tissue rather than a well defined thymus gland. Sounds normal to me!
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