Cervical Thymic Cyst Mimicking Laryngocele
Joint Authors
Bulut, Serap
Elsurer, Cagdas
Duran, Mutlu
Ugras, Serdar
Ozturk, Kayhan
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cervical thymic cysts are nearly 0.3% of all congenital cervical cysts.
Thymic cysts are asymptomatic, but they rarely complain of dysphagia or tracheal obstruction symptoms.
A soft, mobile, and painless mass increasing with valsalva maneuver directs the diagnosis of laryngocele.
There has not been any study in the literature in which thymic cyst presenting like laryngocele.
We hereby present a case of thymic cyst mimicking laryngocele that has not been reported so far.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ozturk, Kayhan& Elsurer, Cagdas& Bulut, Serap& Duran, Mutlu& Ugras, Serdar. 2013. Cervical Thymic Cyst Mimicking Laryngocele. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ozturk, Kayhan…[et al.]. Cervical Thymic Cyst Mimicking Laryngocele. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ozturk, Kayhan& Elsurer, Cagdas& Bulut, Serap& Duran, Mutlu& Ugras, Serdar. Cervical Thymic Cyst Mimicking Laryngocele. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-502290
