article = {JSCR-2022-2-105}
title = {Cervical Thymic Cyst: A Unique Case Report with Related Embryogenesis}
journal = {Surgery Case Reports}
year = {2022}
issn = {2733-225X}
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JSCR.2022.02.05}
url = {https://www.sciencerepository.org/cervical-thymic-cyst_JSCR-2022-2-105 
author = {Majd A. Hadad,Mohammad S. Mallick,Alam A. Shafi,Abdullah Badughaish,}
keywords = {Persistence thymopharyngeal duct, thymic cyst, cervical cyst}
abstract ={Cystic lesions of neck containing thymic tissue are rare and usually difficult to diagnose. Postulated hypothesis for this entity is the persistence and/or degeneration of thymopharyngeal duct derived from pharyngeal pouch endoderm. We report a unique case of persistent thymopharyngeal duct which was diagnosed antenatally at 30 weeks’ gestation, and it preserved its connection with the pharynx. Postnatal radiological studies were non-specific and misleading, and diagnosis was confirmed by histological examination of the excised specimen.}