Cervical thymic cyst: case report and review of literature.
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.
D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000145:classification / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000196:embryology