What is cyst on thymus gland?

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Thymic cysts are only one type of intrathoracic mediastinal cysts. Mediastinal cysts are of complex origin. Most of them are congenital and a few of them grow postnatally, but there is no clear cause. Let's share my experience with you.

What is cyst on thymus gland?

The clinical symptoms of thymic cysts depend on the location of the cysts. Cervical thymic cysts are more common in patients aged 10-20 years old, often presenting with neck mass and few clinical symptoms, unless the volume of the cysts changes dramatically, such as intracapsular hemorrhage. Mediastinal thymic cysts are mostly 30-60 years old and rarely present clinical symptoms in the early stage. A few patients with mediastinal thymic cysts may have shortness of breath, Cough and chest pain, in the physical examination through X-ray chest film found that 90% of the patients showed painless mass, mass mostly in the left neck (70%), right side (23%), midline and throat accounted for 7%, some patients because of cyst infection or bleeding can touch wave motion, mediastinal chest gland cyst a few in heart surgery only found.

When cystic mass is found in the anterior mediastinum, the possibility of thymic cyst should be considered. Cervical thymic cyst can be found by physical examination. Mediastinal cyst is mainly found by chest X-ray examination. CT scanning is of great value in judging the nature and scope of thymic cyst. Ultrasonic examination is also helpful in the diagnosis of thymic cyst, The diagnosis can be made by needle aspiration with thymus tissue on the wall of cyst.

At present, the treatment of thymic cyst is still controversial. Some experts believe that all thymic cysts should be resected to make a definite diagnosis because it is not easy to make a diagnosis before operation, and thymic cysts are pedicled with thymus, with clear boundary and easy to be stripped. Other experts believe that if the location of the cyst and CT imaging features can be identified as thymic cyst, then the cyst can be cured by percutaneous fine needle aspiration.

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