Cervical thymic cyst in the elderly: a case report.
10.3346/jkms.1999.14.5.575
- Author:
Jung Im JUNG
1
;
Seog Hee PARK
;
Jae Mun LEE
;
Kyo Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul. jijung@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Cyst;
Mediastinal cyst
- MeSH:
Case Report;
Female;
Human;
Mediastinal Cyst/ultrasonography*;
Mediastinal Cyst/radiography*;
Middle Age;
Tomography, Emission-Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
1999;14(5):575-577
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cervical thymic cyst is uncommon and usually occurs in the first and second decades. Cervical thymic cyst after the third decade is so rare that it is very difficult to diagnose in spite of its typical location. We present a rare case of cervical thymic cyst in the lower left - anterior of the neck in a 50-year-old woman. It showed well-defined, anechoic cyst on ultrasonography and non-enhancing low attenuation mass on CT. A typical anatomic relationship was noted between the mass and carotid sheath.
