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  2. Tarlov cyst - Wikipedia

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    Tarlov cysts are most commonly located in the S1 to S4/S5 region of the spinal canal, but can be found along any region of the spine.They usually form on the extradural components of sacrococcygeal nerve roots at the junction of dorsal root ganglion and posterior nerve roots and arise between the endoneurium and perineurium. [10]

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system (uncommon as a root: neuro-mostly always used) Latin nervus, tendon, nerve; cognate with Greek νεῦρον (neûron), tendon, string, nerve nerve, nervous system: neur-of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system: Greek νεῦρον (neûron), tendon, sinew, nerve neurofibromatosis: noci-

  4. Periapical cyst - Wikipedia

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    The cyst is tamponaded to allow for the cyst contents to escape the bone. Over time, the cyst decreases in size and bone regenerates in the cavity space. Marsupialization could also be performed, which involves suturing the edges of the gingiva surrounding the cyst to remain open. The cyst then drains its contents and heal without being ...

  5. Cyst - Wikipedia

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    Benign cyst kidney; radiological appearances mimic renal cancer, A cyst / s ɪ s t / is a closed sac, having a distinct envelope and division compared with the nearby tissue.Hence, it is a cluster of cells that have grouped together to form a sac (like the manner in which water molecules group together to form a bubble); however, the distinguishing aspect of a cyst is that the cells forming ...

  6. Ganglion cyst - Wikipedia

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    Cystic adventitial disease, in which a cyst occurs within the popliteal artery near the knee, has been proposed recently to occur by an articular mechanism, with a conduit leading from the joint, similar to the development of ganglion cysts, that spreads within the peroneal nerve. [21] One uncommon location of the cysts are in the muscle ...

  7. Bone cyst - Wikipedia

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    The traumatic bone cyst, also referred to as a simple bone cyst or hemorrhagic cyst, is a pseudocyst that most commonly affects the mandible of young individuals. It is a benign empty or fluid-containing cavity within the mandible body that does not have evidence of a true epithelial lining.

  8. Serena Williams just had a cyst ‘the size of a small ... - AOL

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    The type of cyst Williams had is different from the everyday cysts people usually encounter. A branchial cyst, according to the Cleveland Clinic, is a small fluid-filled sac that may look like a ...

  9. Cysts of the jaws - Wikipedia

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    Cysts rarely cause any symptoms, unless they become secondarily infected. [1] The signs depend mostly upon the size and location of the cyst. If the cyst has not expanded beyond the normal anatomical boundaries of the bone, then there will be no palpable lump outside or inside the mouth. The vast majority of cysts expand slowly, and the ...