Open AccessCongenital thymic cyst: Antenatal diagnosis and postnatal management
Author(s) -
Meera Luthra,
C Ashok Kumar,
Kulbir Ahlawat
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_63_18
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , gestation , cyst , surgical excision , pediatrics , pregnancy , obstetrics , surgery , genetics , biology
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.