Diseases

Central Nervous System Cysts

Congenital or acquired cysts of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges which may remain stable in size or undergo progressive enlargement.

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Abstract

Congenital or acquired cysts of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges which may remain stable in size or undergo progressive enlargement.

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21 entry terms
  • CNS Cysts
  • Cysts, Central Nervous System
  • CNS Cyst
  • Cyst, CNS
  • Cysts, CNS
  • Rathke Cleft Cyst
  • Rathke Cleft Cysts
  • Rathke's Cleft Cyst
  • Rathke's Cleft Cysts
  • Suprasellar Cyst
  • Cleft Cyst, Rathke
  • Cleft Cyst, Rathke's
  • Cleft Cysts, Rathke's
  • Cyst, Rathke Cleft
  • Cyst, Rathke's Cleft
  • Cyst, Suprasellar
  • Cysts, Rathke Cleft
  • Cysts, Suprasellar
  • Rathkes Cleft Cyst
  • Rathkes Cleft Cysts
  • Suprasellar Cysts

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coord with organ neopl site

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History Note

2000; for SUPRASELLAR CYST use CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA 1966-1999

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Central Nervous System Cysts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020863. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020863
  2. Central Nervous System Cysts. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system_cyst
  3. Central Nervous System Cysts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5062119