TITLE:
A case of an ectopic cervical thymic cyst
AUTHORS:
Simon Davey, Janet McNally
KEYWORDS:
Ectopic Thymic Cysts
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.2,
May
24,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Ectopic cervical thymic cysts are uncommon lesions and definitive
preoperative diagnosis is not always possible. Surgical excision is recommended
due to the small but possible chance of malignant degeneration in adulthood. We
present a case of a nine year old boy with an asymptomatic lesion in his
neck, discuss the differential diagnoses of such lesions and treatment
considerations.