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Cervicomediastinal Thymic Cyst: Report of a Case

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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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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, 34390, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey

    Hüseyin Özbey

  2. Department of Pathology, Graz Medical Faculty, Graz, Austria

    Manfred Ratschek

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graz Medical Faculty, Graz, Austria

    Michael Höllwarth

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Özbey, H., Ratschek, M. & Höllwarth, M. Cervicomediastinal Thymic Cyst: Report of a Case. Surg Today 35, 1070–1072 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-005-3063-y

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