Faculty/Authors
Deepshikha Rana, MD Fellow Cecilia Gimenez, MD Associate Professor Kasturi Das, MD Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Donald and Barbara Zuckerberg School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Greenvale, New York
CME or CMLE Credit: 2.0 Estimated Completion Time: 2 hoursFormat: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam Physician Competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Systems Based PracticeEligibility for CME/CMLE credit: Max three attempts. You will have a maximum of three attempts to meet the following criteria:
Default Credit Type: None (You must meet the eligibility requirements in order to obtain CME credit.) Accreditation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).Credit Designation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Instructions
To claim CME credit for the exercise, do the following:
To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:
Faculty Disclosures
Technical ConsiderationsRelease Date: 12/31/2025 Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
summarize the differential diagnosis of neck masses in children;
explain the pathogenesis of incomplete thymic descent in the midline neck;
identify the characteristic cytomorphologic features of ectopic thymic tissue on cytology preparations;
understand the role of flow cytometry in confirming ectopic thymic tissue; and
discuss the management of ectopic thymic tissue in children.