Cervical ectopic thymic cyst: a rare preoperative diagnosis.
We present a case of a 5-year-old child with a painless swelling on the neck. Imaging revealed a multilocular cystic lesion lying in close proximity to carotid vessels. Based on imaging a possibility of ectopic thymic cyst was considered, which was confirmed on histopathology. Ectopic cervical cyst is an infrequent cause of neck cyst in a child which is rarely diagnosed preoperatively.
Radiology and Imaging Department, UCMS & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
Anupama
A
Tandon
Rajesh
R
Tandon
M
M
Chandrashekhar
Poonam
P
Das
Bhavna
B
Bansal
Nalin
N
Bhatia
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009333:Neck