Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Cervicothoracic Thymic Cyst: An Unusual Presentation

  • Rajakumar, Anjith Prakash (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission) ;
  • Ganesh, Jai (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission) ;
  • Vaidyanathan, Swaminathan (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission) ;
  • Agarwal, Ravi (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission)
  • Received : 2017.09.18
  • Accepted : 2017.10.31
  • Published : 2018.04.05
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Abstract

Cervicothoracic thymic cysts are rare and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We report a case of a cervicothoracic thymic cyst presenting as a lateral neck mass and mimicking a laryngocele in a 3-year-old boy and its definitive management.

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