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A Case Report of Cervical Thymic Cyst and Review of Literature

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We are reporting a case of 10-year-old female child with an asymptomatic left sided cystic neck mass who underwent surgical excision. She was diagnosed as having a cervical thymic cyst based on histopathologic findings. The review of available literature on thymic cyst has shown that cervical thymic cyst is a rare occurrence, but should always be thought of in the differential diagnosis of cystic masses in the neck especially presenting in children.

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  1. Department of E.N.T.-Head & Neck Surgery, Princess Esra Hospital, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, H.No.8-2-626/B, Road. No. 11, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500034, A.P, India

    Madhira Srivalli, Hamid Abdul Qaiyum, Prayaga N. Srinivas Moorthy & Kolloju Srikanth

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Srivalli, M., Qaiyum, H.A., Srinivas Moorthy, P.N. et al. A Case Report of Cervical Thymic Cyst and Review of Literature. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 63, 93–95 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-010-0092-7

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