Thymic cyst: A fourth branchial cleft anomaly Journal Articles

abstract

• AbstractWe report a unique case of a fourth branchial cleft cyst found within the thymus of an adult patient. In the literature to date, there have been no reports of such a finding in the adult population. These anomalies can often cause recurrent acute suppurative thyroiditis or recurrent deep neck abscesses. Delay in recognizing the underlying etiology can lead to significant complications. Laryngoscope, 2010

authors

• Nayan, Smriti
• MacLean, Jonathan
• Sommer, Doron

status

• published 

publication date

• January 2010

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• Adult (MeSH)
• Branchial Region (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Mediastinal Cyst (MeSH)
• Otorhinolaryngology (Science Metrix)
• Ultrasonography (MeSH)

published in

• The Laryngoscope  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Branchial Region
• Female
• Humans
• Mediastinal Cyst
• Ultrasonography

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/lary.20720

PubMed ID

• 19813254

start page

• 100

end page

• 102

volume

• 120

issue

• 1