Cervicomediastinal Thymic Cyst: Report of a Case

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Hüseyin Özbey
Manfred Ratschek
Michael Höllwarth
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[1] Istanbul Medical Faculty,Department of Pediatric Surgery
[2] Graz Medical Faculty,Department of Pathology
[3] Graz Medical Faculty,Department of Pediatric Surgery
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Surgery Today | 2005年 / 35卷
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Thymic cyst; Cervical tumor; Mediastinal tumor;
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Congenital thymic cysts are rare. Consequently, they are often misdiagnosed and not included in the preoperative differential diagnosis of neck masses. We report the case of a 7-year-old boy with a large cervicomediastinal thymic cyst to increase the awareness of this unusual entity. We discuss the clinical features, presentation, and pathogenesis of thymic cysts.
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