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Cervical thymic cyst ? A Rare Neck Swelling in an Adolescent.

Deviprasad DosemaneMeera Niranjan KhadilkarPuvvula Praneetha
Published in: Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (2023)
Cystic neck masses in adolescents pose a diagnostic challenge as they be neoplastic or non-neoplastic, congenital, inflammatory, or infectious. Detailed history and examination, anatomical location of the lesion may help narrow down the differential diagnosis of such masses. Cervical thymic cysts contribute to less than 1% cystic lesions in the neck. We present one such case and our management strategy.
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