Thoracic kyphosis associated with a thymic cyst

Janet L. Walker; Mercer Rang

doi:10.1097/00007632-199311000-00042

Thoracic kyphosis associated with a thymic cyst

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Abstract

Cystic masses of the thymus are usually asymptomatic. Any symptoms are usually related to fluid accumulation and the cyst's accompanying increase in size. The authors report a case presenting with kyphosis and late recognition of the associated thymic cyst. We found no reports in the literature of a thymic cyst preceded by or associated with kyphosis and the mechanisms of this association are unknown.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2362-2364
Number of pages	3
Journal	Spine
Volume	18
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199311000-00042
State	Published - Nov 1993

Keywords

Kyphosis
Mediastinal cyst
Spinal curvature
Thymus gland

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Clinical Neurology

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Thoracic kyphosis associated with a thymic cyst

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