Cervical thymic cysts: Case report and review of literature
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- 4 January 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 95 (1) , 89-91
- https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-198501000-00021
Abstract
An unusual case of a cervical thymic cyst in a 4-year-old boy is presented. The embryology, histopathology, and clinical presentation is discussed. This entity should be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic neck masses in the pediatric age group.Keywords
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