Cervical Thymic Cyst, a Case Report and Review of the Literature



Sanei MH¹ ; Berjis N² ; Mesbah A¹
Source: Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Published:2006

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 diagposis of each cervical soft tissue mass and evaluation of mediastinum should be done for the presence of thymic tissue.