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Cysts MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Cysts
Tree Number(s)
C04.182
C23.300.306
Unique ID
D003560
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003560
Annotation
coord with organ/diseases term; specific terms indented under CYSTS are either neoplastic or non-neopl: check under each; intestinal gas cysts = PNEUMATOSIS CYSTOIDES INTESTINALIS; CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION OF LUNG, CONGENITAL is also available
Scope Note
Any fluid-filled closed cavity or sac that is lined by an EPITHELIUM. Cysts can be of normal, abnormal, non-neoplastic, or neoplastic tissues.
Entry Term(s)
Cyst
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2006/07/05
Cysts Preferred
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