Thymoma in residual thymic cyst; a case report.

Calcified multilocular thymic cyst associated with thymoma: a case report

INTRODUCTION There are few case reports of thymoma with a thymic cyst. Such an association renders it difficult for any pathologist to differentiate from other neoplasms, such as a cystic thymoma. CASE PRESENTATION A 50-year-old Berber woman from Morocco was admitted with a chronic cough of more than 10 years duration. Her medical history and physical examination were normal. Anterior chest r...

Mediastinal Thymic Cyst: A Rare Case Report

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...

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...

Huge Congenital Thymic Cyst with Microscopic Thymoma

The congenital thymic cysts are rare. They have a congenital origin and they are benign. The differential diagnosis of acquired cysts, cystic thymoma and thymic malignancies in cystic degeneration can be particularly difficult. Rarely, they assume clinical relevance for the appearance of symptoms of compression, more typical of malignant lesions, and the association with thymoma was reported in...