Cervical Thymic Cyst

Shukul, VK; Jha, Arvind Kumar; Shankar, BG

doi:10.1016/s0377-1237(04)80126-6

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“…Differential diagnosis of cervical tumors should also comprise the possibility of lymphangioma, hemangioma, branchiogenic cyst, lympadenopathy, benign or malignant thyroid, parathyroid, lymphatic system, and other soft tissue tumors, as well as thyroglossal duct cysts (7,10). One should also bear in mind that some neoplastic lesions, such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, thymoma and seminoma, might contain cystic elements.…”

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“…When considering the cause of thymic cysts, one should mention congenital developmental disturbances of the thymic-pharyngeal ducts and the splitting of thymic fragments observed during fetal life, as well as acquired lesions connected with progressing degenerative changes observed in Hassal's corpuscle and thymic stroma (7). Thymic cysts can contain be uni-or multilocular.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Cervical Thymic Cyst

Kostrzewski¹,

Rewicka²,

Karolczak³

2007

Polish Journal of Surgery

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Kierownik: prof. dr hab. M. A. Karolczak The Authors of this study present a case of a 13-month old child subjected to surgical intervention for a cervical thymic cyst. The origin of lesions in children is usually associated with remnants from the development of the fetal thymus gland. When the tumor attains significant size, especially in the presence of clinical symptoms, such as respiratory disturbances and problems with feeding, surgical management is required. In spite of the rarity of thymic cysts, it should be considered in cases of differential diagnosis for neck tumors in children. Proper diagnosis is usually possible after the histopathological evaluation of removed tissues. The cervical approach enables removal of the entire lesion, even if partially localized in the thoracic cavity.

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Cervical Thymic Cyst

Kostrzewski¹,

Rewicka²,

Karolczak³

2007

Polish Journal of Surgery

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“…Thymic cysts represent approximately 3% of the tumors identified at the level of the neck and the mediastinum in children [23][24][25] . The new hypotheses argue congenital etiology of thymic cysts, originating at the level of the branchial clefts 24,26,27 .…”

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“…From a clinical point of view, the thymic cyst presents under the form of a voluminous tumor mass, most frequently located in the left laterocervical region. In approximately 75% of the cases, the tumor mass becomes manifest before 20 years of age 27 . Most of the thymic cysts are accidentally discovered, during radiography or CT performed for another pathology.…”

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The diagnosis of a cervical tumefaction in children

Sarafoleanu

Enache

2015

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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Neck pathology in children involves many diseases with similar clinical expression. Different disorders in paediatric practice may be clinically manifested by a cervical tumefaction. The cervical tumefaction can be represented by adenopathies or tumors. Cervical adenopathies may be unilateral or bilateral; the cause of their occurrence may be infectious, inflammatory, tumoral or may be associated with rare diseases. Tumoral cervical tumefactions can be represented by: congenital cervical cysts and fistulae, cystic lymphangiomas, thyroid swellings, malformations and cervical tumors detected antenatally. A correct diagnosis is established after a complete clinical and paraclinical assessment. In this article the authors make a review of the types of cervical tumefactions in children, emphasising the diagnostic protocol.

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