title: Spontaneous rupture of a thymic cyst demonstrated by computed tomography.
abstract: Thymic cysts are an uncommon cause of mediastinal masses in children. Spontaneous rupture is a rare complication. This is a case report of spontaneous rupture of a thymic cyst diagnosed on computed tomography and corroborated with ultrasound.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography