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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Cysts > Mediastinal Cyst
Neoplasms > Cysts > Mediastinal Cyst
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Thoracic Diseases > Mediastinal Diseases > Mediastinal Cyst

Preferred term

Mediastinal Cyst  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cyst, Pericardial
  • Cysts, Pericardial
  • Cysts, Thoracic
  • Cysts, Thymic
  • Cysts, Tracheal
  • Cyst, Thoracic
  • Cyst, Thymic
  • Cyst, Tracheal
  • Pericardial Cyst
  • Pericardial Cysts
  • Thoracic Cyst
  • Thoracic Cysts
  • Thymic Cyst
  • Thymic Cysts
  • Tracheal Cyst
  • Tracheal Cysts

Note

  • non-neoplastic; simple mediastinal cysts commonly adjacent to pericardium; note X refs: do not coord pericardial, thoracic, thymic or tracheal cysts with respective organs or organ/dis precoord: index only under MEDIASTINAL CYST

Scope note

  • Cysts of one of the parts of the mediastinum: the superior part, containing the trachea, esophagus, thoracic duct and thymus organs; the inferior middle part, containing the pericardium; the inferior anterior part containing some lymph nodes; and the inferior posterior part, containing the thoracic duct and esophagus.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008476

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