Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkiye Klinikleri Pediatri, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.41-44, 2013 (Scopus)
Neck masses are common in the pediatric population. The most common etiologies of neck masses in children include congenital lesions and the associated complications, such as lymphadenopathy and vascular, inflammatory and malignant lesions. Congenital anomalies of the neck in children include embryonic remnants of the branchial cleft or thyroglossal duct, lymphatic malformations, cervical bronchogenic cysts, cystic teratomas, lymphatic malformations, and parathyroid and thyroid cysts. Cervical thymic cysts are benign congenital anomalies that are rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of neck masses in children. Cervical thymic cysts usually present in the 1st decade of life after 2 years of age. Herein we describe a 9-year-old male boy who presented with an asymptomatic, soft, right cervical mass suspected to be lymphadenopathy. A cervical thymic cyst was diagnosed based on the histopathologic findings. Copyright © 2013 by Türkiye Klinikleri.