Thymic Cyst
Differential Diagnosis
- Thymic cysts, both primary and acquired are distinguished from other types of cysts by the identification of thymic tissue in their walls
- Cervical
- Branchial cleft
- Cervial bronchial
- Thyroglossal
- Mediastinal
- Bronchal
- Esophageal duplication
- Lymphangioma
- Pericardial
- Cervical
- Associated neoplasm must be ruled out in all cases
