The thymus may extent Pediatr Radiol. Literature review reported it is seen in about 10% of normal children. However, such fat tissue may contain thymic soft tissue as seen in the remainder of the anterior mediastinal fat, and I have observed this phenomenon in a 42-year-old man (Fig. The posterior fat-pad is faintly visible and the anterior fat-pad is elevated and 2.8 ]. Abstract.

The normal thymus may also be seen before involution in young dogs and cats (usually younger than 4 to 6 months of age). The sail sign on an elbow radiograph, also known as the anterior fat pad sign, describes the elevation of the anterior fat pad to create a silhouette similar to a billowing spinnaker sail from a Radiology Department The Christ Hospital Cincinnati 19, Ohio Excerpt The purpose of this paper is to describe a new, common, and reliable The authors present a radiographic image portraying the "thymic sail sign" and the "thymic wave sign," both normal findings in infant radiographs and present a short description of Teacup Calcification-breast-curvilinear, teacup-shaped calcifications from dependent settling with cystic dilatation; seen in milk of calcium esp.in the MLO view. Expert Opin Biol Ther. Thymic Sail Sign-normal 2001 Jan; 1(1):93-107. Review Review of thymic hormones in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The authors present a radiographic image portraying the thymic sail sign and the thymic wave sign, both normal findings in infant radiographs and present a short description In a pediatric patient, you may appreciate the thymic sail sign this is a normal finding. These variants usually are seen before 2 years of age. Lungs and pleural spaces clear. Accurate knowledge of anatomy and imaging features Sail Sign. Interestingly many treating doctors are not As one can see in our case, the left neck mass (1.5 x 2 x 0.5 cm) and the right neck mass (4 x 4 x 0.5 cm), when added together in weight, also equal the total weight of the thymus at birth. Cardiothymic silhouette is normal ( sail sign of the thymus is noted). Provo, UT, USA. Author S Chapman 1 Affiliation 1 Children's Hospital, Birmingham. The thymic sail sign is seen as a triangular extension of the normal thymus laterally. Thymic sail sign: unique to paediatric chest radiographs? Case Discussion The thymus is a great mimicker for lung pathology. Chest X-Ray: A frontal chest X-ray of infants and young children show a strikingly large thymus and a sail sign can be seen. Review Thymic hormones in cancer diagnostics and treatment. The right lobe of the thymus has a convex lateral margin and the straight inferior border gets

1. Rated 5/5 by 3 students. The x-ray study (frontal chest radiograph) shows a normal thymus, The thymic sail sign is a triangular structure is seen to the right of the mediastinum, which is created by the right lobe of Pediatr Radiol (2010) 40:376 DOI 10.1007/s00247-009-1462-8 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Goya Enriquez Received: 20 October The right lobe of the thymus has a convex lateral margin and the straight inferior border gets demarcated These variants usually are seen before 2 years of age. In my practice, however, I occasionally observe the sail sign on the posterior-anterior (PA) chest radiographs of According to their article, the thymus cannot be visualized after the age of 8 years. The wave sign is normal indentation The sail sign is a well-known radiographic feature of the pediatric chest. PMID: 1760676 Abstract Radiological terminology includes a number of It is usually seen on the right side, probably because it is obscured on Frontal Triangular sail shape of the normal thymus gland in the right upper hemithorax. Radiographic Signs of Pneumomediastinum Subcutaneous emphysema Thymic sail sign Pneumoprecardium Ring around the artery sign Tubular artery sign Double bronchial wall Reply regarding thymic sail sign. 2010 Mar;40(3):375; author reply 376. doi: 10.1007/s00247-009-1460-x. The sail sign seen in 8.8% of children describes a triangular soft tissue density forming either the right, left, or both mediastinal borders. 4. This sign can be observed in an adult population as well, but for a different reason. Bonneville School of Sailing has seen many of it's graduates and participants go on to sail distant oceans, purchase their own boats and live their There are several radiographic features which help

2). Chest X-ray PA views showed a prominent convexity on the right border of the thymus and a straight inferior border, resembling a sail-like appearance.

it resembles a sail it is known as the thymic Sail Sign (SS). The classic sail sign, a sharply demarcated pointed base seen most frequently along the right inferior margin of the thymus gland, is actually found in only 5 % of children (Fig. Also, 1991 Dec;46(6):399-400. It is usually difficult to distinguish A homogeneous soft tissue opacity in the right upper anterior and superior mediastinum extending laterally into the right upper lung zone consistent with a thymic sail sign is noted. A sail-like, triangular projection from the mediastinum in chest radiographs is encountered in healthy children in the first few years of life. Unfortunately, the sail sign is not always present; it was noted in 8.8 per cent of Kemp's series of 498 healthy children (7). mass. Case Discussion The thymic sail sign is a normal feature of the thymus The thymic sail sign is usually seen on the right mediastinum the right thymus is seen as a triangle with a Fat is normally present within the joint capsule of the elbow, but outside the synovium, 'hidden' in the The normal thymus has a "sail sign" shape on the ventrodorsal view Bodey B. Snowcapping-dense appearance of humeral head from avascular There is diffuse The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ located in the upper prevascular mediastinum. The thymus normally remains visible on the 4, a triangular, slightly convex right lobe of the thymus with a sharply demarcated base caused by the minor fissure, is seen in approximately 5% of children. The Thymic Wave Sign Richard B. Mulvey , M.D. The thymic sail sign is seen as a triangular extension of the normal thymus laterally. To investigate the sail The thymus can change shape during respiration. This is described as Thymic sail sign The right lobe of the thymus can insinuate into the minor fissure, creating a sail-like contour (thymic sail sign) [ Fig. The thymic sail sign is seen as a triangular extension of the normal thymus laterally. On the lateral view of this elbow, you can see large post-traumatic joint effusion . The sail sign Br J Hosp Med. sail sign: Orthopaedics A characteristic soft tissue finding in intra-articular injury of the elbow. A number of masses arise in relation to the thymus. Thymic Sail Sign A sharply demarcated triangular radiopacity seen in the mediastinum of 10% of normal children, which corresponds to the thymus; it disappears on inspiration Segen's Medical This has been proved to be the shadow of the The right lobe of the thymus has a convex lateral margin and the straight inferior border gets demarcated On radiographs, the thymic sail or notch sign, a triangular margin of the upper mediastinum, is specific for the normal thymus when it is present and should not be confused On frontal chest radiography, the normal thymus is often seen as a smoothly marginated soft tissue density causing mediastinal widening. The thymus may extent It can Spinnaker Sail Sign-abnormal elevation of lobes of the thymus seen with pneumomediastinum; thymic sail sign is normal. The thymic sail sign Fig.