A Case Report of Cervical Thymic Cyst and Review of Literature

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Published: Jul 31, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/eijbps.v9i1.39

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Dr. Shifa Zareena
Anjana Vasudevan
Ragavi PS
Logesh Kumar
Assistant professor, Department of General Surgery, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai
Periasamy Subbiah
Professor and Head of the Department, Department of General Surgery, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai.

Abstract

Thymic cysts are common in children compared to ectopic cervical thymus which is more common in adults. The occurrence of cervical thymic cysts is rare and diagnosis is difficult as most cases are asymptomatic. Majority of these cases are found anterior to sternocleidomastoid and are more common on right side. Here we discuss a case of thymic cyst in the neck in a 9 year old boy. We did an excision biopsy for the child and found it to be a thymic cyst.

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023): EPH - International Journal of Biological & Pharmaceutical Science (ISSN: 2208-2166)
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