title: Thoracic kyphosis associated with a thymic cyst.
abstract: Cystic masses of the thymus are usually asymptomatic. Any symptoms are usually related to fluid accumulation and the cyst's accompanying increase in size. The authors report a case presenting with kyphosis and late recognition of the associated thymic cyst. We found no reports in the literature of a thymic cyst preceded by or associated with kyphosis and the mechanisms of this association are unknown.
authors.affiliation: Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, University of Kentucky Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lexington.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae