Case Report: CT diagnosis of thymic remnant cyst/thymopharyngeal duct cyst
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2009 A 4-year-old boy presented with history of left anterolateral neck swelling since birth. He was clinically diagnosed to have a branchial cleft cyst. A CT scan revealed findings suggestive of a thymic remnant cyst. The lesion was excised and the diagnosis
Bipin V Daga +2 more
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Ectopic Cervical Thymic Cyst- A Rare Differential Diagnosis of Paediatric Lateral Neck Swellings [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2021 Congenital ectopic thymic cysts are one among the rare neck masses seen in paediatric age group. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cervical neck swellings in children.
Muni Bhavani Itha +2 more
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Ectopic Thymic Cyst Presenting as Lateral Neck Mass in a Young Boy: A Case Report [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2021 The thymus is derived from ectoderm and endoderm of third pharyngeal pouches. It descends down along the cervical region to anterior mediastinum and involutes by increasing age.
Vaishali A Walke +4 more
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An important finding for differential diagnosis in thymic cyst mimicking pericardial cyst: punctate calcification. [PDF]
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc SurgMediastinal cysts are usually congenital but present in adulthood. A pericardial cyst is usually localized in the right cardiophrenic region. Thymic cysts are less common and are located in the cervical region or anterior mediastinal region.
Aydin Y, Ozmen S, Ulas AB, Eroglu A.
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Intrathymic growing bronchogenic cyst mimicking thymoma: A case report
Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 Intrathymic bronchogenic cysts are extremely rare lesions, and the differential diagnosis with a banal thymic cyst or a solid tumor can be problematic. Thymic carcinomas arising within thymic cysts have also been reported.
Madalina Grigoroiu +4 more
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Multilocular Thymic Cyst in a Patient with Diffuse Infiltrative Lymphocytosis Syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Diffuse Infiltrative Lymphocytosis Syndrome (DILS) is a multisystem disorder characterised by bilateral salivary gland enlargement and/or xerostomia in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
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Ectopic cervical thymic cyst with thyroglossal duct cyst [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of OtorhinolaryngologyWeiyao Chen +6 more
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Thymoma arising within a unilocular thymic cyst during follow-up: a report of a resected case. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case RepIntroduction and importance: We report a case of a thymoma that developed in the cyst wall during follow-up of a unilocular thymic cyst. Case presentation:
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Huge Mediastinal Thymic Cyst in the Elderly Patient. [PDF]
Cureus, 2020 Mediastinal thymic cysts are uncommon lesions. Thymic cysts are usually diagnosed incidentally, and their origin could be congenital or acquired. Herein we present the case of a patient who presented with dyspnea.
Shakerian B, Mandegar MH.
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Rac1 Deletion Causes Thymic Atrophy [PDF]
, 2011 The thymic stroma supports T lymphocyte development and consists of an epithelium maintained by thymic epithelial progenitors. The molecular pathways that govern epithelial homeostasis are poorly understood.
Glogauer Michael +70 more
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