title: Cervico-mediastinal thymic cyst with vocal cord paralysis.
abstract: An unusual case of congenital cervico-mediastinal thymic cyst with vocal cord paralysis is presented together with a brief history and classification of these cysts. A discussion of thymic cyst symptomatology and the surgical approach to these lesions is included. Simple thymic cysts should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cervico-mediastinal masses, particularly in children and young adults.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D009333:Neck; D013950:Thymus Gland; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*