Symptomatic Cervical Thymic Cyst in a Neonate
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery
- Vol. 89 (5) , 738-741
- https://doi.org/10.1177/019459988108900508
Abstract
Thymic cysts are unusual neck masses in adults and children and are rarely differentiated from other neck masses by physical examination. This is a case report of a thymic cyst producing airway obstruction in a neonate. The embryogenesis and differential diagnosis of thymic cysts are reviewed.Keywords
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