Thymopharyngeal Duct Cyst: A Form of Cervical Thymus

1 May 1983

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

Vol. 92 (3) , 284-289
https://doi.org/10.1177/000348948309200314

Abstract

A unique case of a cystic thymopharyngeal duct with coexistent thymus and parathyroid glands is presented as a rare form of cervical thymus. The embryology of normal cervical descent of the thymus is reviewed. Special attention is given to the pathogenesis of a wide variety of cervical thymic tissue which may be encountered. A unifying scheme and nosology are proposed for deciphering the various reported types of solid and cystic cervical thymic abnormalities.

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