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Neoplasms > Cysts > Pancreatic Cyst
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Cysts > Pancreatic Cyst
Digestive System Diseases > Pancreatic Diseases > Pancreatic Cyst

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Pancreatic Cyst  

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  • usually non-neoplastic; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST is also available

Scope note

  • A true cyst of the PANCREAS, distinguished from the much more common PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST by possessing a lining of mucous EPITHELIUM. Pancreatic cysts are categorized as congenital, retention, neoplastic, parasitic, enterogenous, or dermoid. Congenital cysts occur more frequently as solitary cysts but may be multiple. Retention cysts are gross enlargements of PANCREATIC DUCTS secondary to ductal obstruction. (From Bockus Gastroenterology, 4th ed, p4145)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010181

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