Huge thymic cysts
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Cervical thymic cysts and parathyroid cysts.
Cysts which originated from embryonal remnants are often observed in the cervical region. Among these cysts, branchiogenic cleft cysts and thyroglossal cysts are most commonly encountered. Parathyroid cysts and cervical thymic cysts are known to be a rare entity. Reviewing the world literature of the latter two, only a few reports were noted. There is, in addition, some confusion in terminology...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(96)70073-9