Abstract
A unique case of a cystic thymopharyngeal duct with coexistent thymus and parathyroid glands is presented as a rare form of cervical thymus. The embryology of normal cervical descent of the thymus is reviewed. Special attention is given to the pathogenesis of a wide variety of cervical thymic tissue which may be encountered. A unifying scheme and nosology are proposed for deciphering the various reported types of solid and cystic cervical thymic abnormalities.
Subject
General Medicine,Otorhinolaryngology
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