symptomatic cervical thymic cyst: a case report and literature review
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discussion thymic cyst must be considered in differential diagnosis of a young child with a cervical mass. introduction ectopic cervical thymic cyst is a very rare cause of neck masses in children. the diagnosis is sometimes very difficult and preoperative, correctly diagnosed thymic cysts in the neck are very low. case presentation we report a 5-year-old boy with a left sided cervical mass and respiratory distress following a common cold, and ultrasound and ct scan revealed a cystic mass in the left neck with extension to the anterior mediastinum, suggesting cystic hygroma. after complete resection of the cyst and its extension, pathology report demonstrated simple thymus cyst.
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journal of comprehensive pediatricsجلد ۴، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۴۷-۵۰
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