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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
The presence of thymic residues in a laterocervical site is very rare, as is cystic degeneration. The paper reports the case of a six-year-old boy who presented a swelling in a left laterocervical site; preoperative tests (especially echography and fine needle aspiration) identified the cystic nature of the swelling which was then confirmed intraoperatively; histological test diagnosed a thymic cyst. The paper analyses the embryological, anatomopathological and clinical aspects of these formations and underlines the difficulty of making a differential diagnosis from other neck pathologies, especially branchial cysts. In conclusion, preoperative tests can only determine the cystic component but not the thymic origin of these formations which can only be confirmed by final histological tests.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0026-4733
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1581-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[Cervical thymic cysts. A clinical case report].
pubmed:affiliation
U.O. di Chirurgia Generale, USSL 8 Lombardia, Ospedale di Busto Arsizio, Varese.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports