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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Univ Putra Malaysia, Dept Surg, Fac Med, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Hosp Sultanah Aminah, Dept Surg, Johor Baharu 80100, MalaysiaUniv Putra Malaysia, Dept Surg, Fac Med, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Lim, Raymond Zhun Ming
Sikin, Seniyah Md
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Hosp Sultan Ismail, Breast & Endocrine Unit, Dept Surg, Johor Baharu, Johor, MalaysiaUniv Putra Malaysia, Dept Surg, Fac Med, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Sikin, Seniyah Md
Anuar, Siti Fareeda Ahmad Nor
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Hosp Sultanah Aminah, Dept Surg, Johor Baharu 80100, MalaysiaUniv Putra Malaysia, Dept Surg, Fac Med, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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New York Presbyterian Hosp, New York Weill Cornell Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, New York, NY USANew York Presbyterian Hosp, New York Weill Cornell Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, New York, NY USA
Newman, JG
Namdar, I
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New York Presbyterian Hosp, New York Weill Cornell Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, New York, NY USANew York Presbyterian Hosp, New York Weill Cornell Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, New York, NY USA
Namdar, I
Ward, RF
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