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http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.2.156

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)

Publication Information

Journal of Chest Surgery / v.51, no.2, 2018 , pp. 156-158 More about this Journal

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.

Keywords

Thymic cyst; Laryngocele; Cervical; Thoracic;

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