Mediastinal thymic cysts: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Mediastinal thymic cysts are a relatively rare pathology. With the expansion of eligible individuals screened with cross-sectional imaging for lung cancer, it is likely that there will be an increase in the number of individuals presenting with these cysts. Understanding this rare pathology will become more important when this incidental pathology is encountered.

Methods

Search of PubMed was undertaken using keywords "mediastinal", "mediastinum", "thymic", "thymus", "cyst". Relevant literature was reviewed and selected for this comprehensive narrative review, including case reports, case series, and retrospective reviews.

Key content and findings

Thymic cysts in the mediastinum can be classified into two broad categories, congenital and inflam

SUBMITTER: Cooley-Rieders K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9792833 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature