The thymus is formed embryologically from the third and occasionally the fourth pair of pharyngeal pouches (along with the inferior pair of parathyroid glands). It descends to its usual location ...

While ectopic intrathyroidal thymomas represent a rare clinical entity, when present they can be challenging to identify. As with the patient described above, most cases present as an apparent ...

Immune checkpoints are small molecules present on the cell surface of T-lymphocytes. They maintain self-tolerance and regulate the amplitude and duration of T-cell responses. Antagonism of immune ...