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Cervical thymic cyst ? A Rare Neck Swelling in an Adolescent

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Cystic neck masses in adolescents pose a diagnostic challenge as they be neoplastic or non-neoplastic, congenital, inflammatory, or infectious. Detailed history and examination, anatomical location of the lesion may help narrow down the differential diagnosis of such masses. Cervical thymic cysts contribute to less than 1% cystic lesions in the neck. We present one such case and our management strategy.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India

    Deviprasad Dosemane, Meera Niranjan Khadilkar & Puvvula Praneetha

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All authors contributed to the conception and design. Material preparation, data collection was performed by PP. The first draft of the manuscript was written by PP, MNK. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Dosemane, D., Khadilkar, M.N. & Praneetha, P. Cervical thymic cyst ? A Rare Neck Swelling in an Adolescent. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 76, 1344–1346 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-04324-w

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