A Rare Case of Multiloculated Cervical Thymic Cyst Masquerading as Tuberculous Adenitis

Cervical Thymic Cyst: A Rare Case Report

Cervical thymic cysts are among the rarest cysts found in the neck. Nests of thymic tissue may be found anywhere along the descent of the thymic primordia from the angle of the mandible to the mediastinum. Mediastinal extension is seen in 50% of cervical thymic cysts. The author report an uncommon case of a 27-year-old female , who noted a painless, growing mass on his neck of two -year duratio...

Case Report: Cervical Thymic Cysts Masquerading as Thyroid Cysts

Two interesting cases of cervical thymic cyst are reported highlighting the importance of this entity which can be missed preoperatively . Thymic cysts are of two types-unilocular and multilocular. They differ in both macroscopic as well as microscopic findings. Histopathology helps to identify these cysts.

A Rare Case of Cervical Tuberculosis Masquerading as Carcinoma Cervix

Genital tract tuberculosis (TB) is an overlooked chronic disease that often presents with low grade symptomatology. Cervical TB is a rare form of genital TB. We present an unsuspected case of a young woman with post-coital bleeding who was suspected of carcinoma cervix clinically, but which on histopathology turned out to be a case of cervical TB. *Corresponding author: Dr. Sonam Sharma, B-5, V...

A Cervical Thymic Cyst with Persistent Thymopharyngeal Tract: A Case Report

Cervical thymic cyst is a rare entity of either congenital or inflammatory origin described infrequently in literature. The asymptomatic nature of the entity and the rarity of the lesion frequently lead to a diagnostic dilemma many times. We present a case of cervical thymic cyst that presented to us as an asymptomatic neck mass that was managed surgically. Cervical thymic cyst should be kept a...

Mediastinal Thymic Cyst: A Rare Case Report