Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (Jan 2019)

Congenital thymic cyst: Antenatal diagnosis and postnatal management

  • Meera Luthra,
  • Chiranjiv Kumar,
  • Kulbir Ahlawat

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_63_18
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 3
pp. 206 – 208

Abstract

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Thymic cyst is regarded as a rare anomaly, accounting for about 3% of all anterior mediastinal masses. It can be either congenital or acquired. Congenital thymic cysts are usually asymptomatic, with about 50% found incidentally in childhood or adolescence. We report a case of 1-month 23-day-old male baby who was antenatally diagnosed at 32 weeks' gestation. Spontaneous resolution did not take place in the antenatal or neonatal period; instead, there was an increase in size on follow-up imaging. The baby was successfully managed by surgical excision.

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