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Lateral cervical thymic cyst in a child: a case report

Article scientifique 2018 Anglais

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BACKGROUND: Cervical thymic cysts are uncommon lesions, rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of neck cysts in children. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a rare case of multiloculated thymic cyst in an 8-year-old boy on the right side of the neck. Perioperative diagnosis was a cystic hygroma. Macroscopic examination showed a cystic mass measuring 6.5 cm in total length. Histopathology of the excised specimen revealed thymic tissue with prominent Hassall's corpuscles associated with multiloculated cyst. The cyst wall is bordered by a flattened or multilayered epithelium, often abraded. CONCLUSION: This case is presented here for its rarity and should be included in the differential diagnosis of neck masses in children. So, it's a lesion to be well aware of, particularly by pathologists.

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Hazmiri, F., Nachite, F., Skandour, D., Raji, A., Ganouni, N., Rais, H. (2018). Lateral cervical thymic cyst in a child: a case report. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3208-x

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Fatima-Ezzahra Hazmiri F. Nachite D. Skandour Abdelaziz Raji N. Chérif Idrissi El Ganouni Hanane Rais

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