When a Cyst is Not Just a Cyst. 2020

Laura Rezac, and Mandi Greenway Bietz
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

In this article we report a series of cases with a cystic appearance clinically which were diagnosed as surprising entities histologically. The aim of presenting these cases is to demonstrate the importance of always sending clinically-appearing 'cysts' to pathology, because even the most experienced clinicians can be fooled by these lesions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003560 Cysts Any fluid-filled closed cavity or sac that is lined by an EPITHELIUM. Cysts can be of normal, abnormal, non-neoplastic, or neoplastic tissues. Cyst
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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