Cervical Thymic Cyst: A Rare Differential Diagnosis in Lateral Neck Swelling

Introduction. 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. Case Report. We report an...

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Main Authors: Vijendra Shenoy, M. Panduranga Kamath, Mahesh Chandra Hegde, Raghavendra Rao Aroor, Vijetha V. Maller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/350502
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