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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Cysts > Bone Cysts
Neoplasms > Cysts > Bone Cysts
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Bone Cysts

Preferred term

Bone Cysts  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cyst, Solitary
  • Cysts, Solitary
  • Solitary Cyst
  • Solitary Cysts

Note

  • coord IM with specific bone (IM)

Scope note

  • Benign unilocular lytic areas in the proximal end of a long bone with well defined and narrow endosteal margins. The cysts contain fluid and the cyst walls may contain some giant cells. Bone cysts usually occur in males between the ages 3-15 years.

History note

  • 80; was BONE CYST 1963-79

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001845

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