A unilocular thymic cyst associated with true thymic hyperplasia: a challenging diagnosis especially in a child

A unilocular thymic cyst associated with true thymic hyperplasia: a challenging diagnosis especially in a child.

We report a new case of a mediastinal mass in a 19-year-old patient corresponding microscopically to an association of unilocular thymic cyst and true thymic hyperplasia. Our aim is to highlight the absence of specificity of clinical and radiological findings and the necessity of a thorough sampling of the tumor in order to establish the diagnosis.

Thymoma with intracystic dissemination arising in a unilocular thymic cyst.

A 33-year-old asymptomatic woman was referred to our hospital for evaluation of an abnormal shadow on a chest radiograph. A chest-computed tomogram revealed a cystic, partially solid tumor in the right inferior mediastinum. Following an initial diagnosis of cystic teratoma, surgery was performed. The tumor, a well-encapsulated, thin-walled cyst located within the right inferior lobe of the thym...

A case of rapidly enlarging unilocular thymic cyst.

Thymic cysts occur relatively rarely and account for only about 3% of all anterior mediastinal masses. 1 Although thymic cysts usually grow very slowly, there have been three reported cases of unilocular thymic cysts that enlarged rapidly as a result of intra-cystic haemorrhage: two cases occurred in children with aplastic anaemia and one occurred in a 13 year old boy with no other symptoms. 2 ...

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...

Hodgkin's disease in a large thymic cyst in a child.