Thymic cyst was associated with this tumor. Intestinal differentiation was confirmed by immunohistochemical stain with positivity for CDX-2, CK20, villin, MOC31 and focal positivity of CK7.
Based on imaging a possibility of ectopic thymic cyst was considered, which was confirmed on histopathology. Ectopic cervical cyst is an infrequent cause of neck cyst in a child which is rarely ...
Cervical thymic cysts (CTCs) represent 1% of all cervical cystic masses. A review of the literature found that CTCs are typically asymptomatic, with a propensity to be left sided. CTCs often require ...
An enlarged thymus may occur due to thymic hyperplasia, congenital or acquired cysts, epithelial neoplasms – thymolipoma, thymoma, carcinoma, or thymic neuroendocrine tumour (carcinoid) [3]. Among all ...