A Case Report of Cervical Thymic Cyst and Review of Literature

Authors

  • 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.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/eijbps.v9i1.39

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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2023-07-31

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

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