Sanusi I D, Carrington P R, Adams D N
Arch Dermatol. 1982 Feb;118(2):122-4.
Various types of cysts that originate in embryonal remnants may be observed in the neck. Among these, branchial cleft and thyroglossal duct cysts are more commonly observed, whereas thymic cysts are rare. Most patients with a cervical thymic cyst complain of a painless, enlarging mass in the neck. The histopathologic features of thymic cysts are diagnostic. Cystic thymomas, which seem to have a more aggressive clinical behavior in children, should be differentiated from the benign cervical thymic cyst. Thymic cysts most probably arise from embryonic remnants of the thymopharyngeal duct. Our patient had a cervical thymic cyst with neurofibromatosis.
颈部可观察到源自胚胎残余组织的各种类型囊肿。其中，鳃裂囊肿和甲状舌管囊肿更为常见，而胸腺囊肿则较为罕见。大多数患有颈部胸腺囊肿的患者会主诉颈部有无痛性肿大肿块。胸腺囊肿的组织病理学特征具有诊断意义。在儿童中似乎具有更具侵袭性临床行为的囊性胸腺瘤，应与良性颈部胸腺囊肿相鉴别。胸腺囊肿很可能起源于胸腺咽管的胚胎残余。我们的患者患有伴有神经纤维瘤病的颈部胸腺囊肿。
