Abstract
Thymic cysts are among the rarest cysts found in the neck [1]. Rarely is cervical thymus a symptomatic cause of lateral neck mass. A spectrum of abnormalities of the thymus is attributed to the embryonic cervical descent of the thymic primordium. Sequestrated cystic cervical thymus is found along a normal path of descent, with or without parathyroid glands. It is a cystic version of accessory cervical thymus and may have a fibrous band or a solid thymic cord connection to the pharynx or mediastinum [2]. Due to the rarity of this cyst a preoperative diagnosis is seldom achieved. The purpose of this article is to report a rare form of cervical cyst and to discuss the embryogenesis of this lesion.
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