title: Cervical thymic cyst: report of an unusual presentation of a rare lesion.
abstract: A case of cervical thymic cyst presenting as a thyroid swelling is reported, and the embryology of the thymus gland is discussed in order to explain this unusual presentation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000196:embryology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*