cervical thymic cyst, a case report and review of the literature

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mohammad hossein sanei department of pathology, isfahan university of medical sciences

nezameddin berjis department of otolaryngology, isfahan university of medical sciences

alireza mesbah department of pathology, isfahan university of medical sciences

abstract

cervical thymic cyst is not a common pathology encountered in either an adult or a child. our case presentation is of an infant girl with a right cervical soft mass. it was totally resected and histological analysis revealed a thymic cyst. the diagnosis of thymic cyst is not possible prior to histological examination. therefore, in children the disorder should be considered as a differential diagnosis of each cervical soft tissue mass and evaluation of mediastinum should be done for the presence of thymic tissue. key words: cervical thymic cyst, neck mass, children.

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