Case Report: CT diagnosis of thymic remnant cyst/thymopharyngeal duct cyst

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 was confirmed by histopathology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Daga, Bipin V, Chaudhary, VA, Dhamangaokar, VB
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881106
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.57211
Descripción
Sumario: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 was confirmed by histopathology.

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