Abstract
Cervical thymic cysts are rare lesions, and in adults, they are extremely rare. We are reporting a case of a 58-year-old female with an asymptomatic anterior cystic neck mass, clinically diagnosed as a lymph cyst that was surgically excised. She was diagnosed as having an ectopic cervical thymic cyst based on histopathological findings. To the best of our knowledge, our patient is the oldest reported case of cervical thymic cyst to date.As malignant change has been reported in adult cervical thymic cysts, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic masses in the neck of adults, followed by complete surgical removal and histopathological confirmation for definitive diagnosis.A case report with a review of the literature along with relevant embryogenesis and pathogenesis has been presented in this article.
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