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Intrathyroidal Multiloculated Proliferating Thymic Cyst

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Ectopic thymic tissue in neck is not uncommon; however, ectopic thymic cysts in neck are rare and intrathyroidal thymic cyst is still rarer. Multilocular proliferating thymic cyst is a rare entity and very few cases are described in mediastinum. We present the first case of a 73-year-old male with an intrathyroidal multilocular proliferating thymic cyst mimicking thyroid malignancy radiologically.

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JC, GF and AP wrote the manuscript, references mobilised and LN edited the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India

    Jayashri Chaudhari, Gwendolyn Fernandez, Leena Naik & Arva Pirosha

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Chaudhari, J., Fernandez, G., Naik, L. et al. Intrathyroidal Multiloculated Proliferating Thymic Cyst. Endocr Pathol 26, 45–47 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12022-015-9355-x

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