Biomaterial Database

Painless pancreatic pseudocyst ruptured into the thoracic cavity. 1968

G Merikas, and G Stathopoulos, and A Katsas

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010181	Pancreatic Cyst	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)	Cyst, Pancreatic,Cysts, Pancreatic,Pancreatic Cysts
D010996	Pleural Effusion	Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself.	Effusion, Pleural,Effusions, Pleural,Pleural Effusions
D003920	Diabetes Mellitus	A heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by HYPERGLYCEMIA and GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE.
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006940	Hyperemia	The presence of an increased amount of blood in a body part or an organ leading to congestion or engorgement of blood vessels. Hyperemia can be due to increase of blood flow into the area (active or arterial), or due to obstruction of outflow of blood from the area (passive or venous).	Active Hyperemia,Arterial Hyperemia,Passive Hyperemia,Reactive Hyperemia,Venous Congestion,Venous Engorgement,Congestion, Venous,Engorgement, Venous,Hyperemia, Active,Hyperemia, Arterial,Hyperemia, Passive,Hyperemia, Reactive,Hyperemias,Hyperemias, Reactive,Reactive Hyperemias
D012187	Retroperitoneal Space	An area occupying the most posterior aspect of the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. It is bounded laterally by the borders of the quadratus lumborum muscles and extends from the DIAPHRAGM to the brim of the true PELVIS, where it continues as the pelvic extraperitoneal space.	Retroperitoneal Spaces,Space, Retroperitoneal,Spaces, Retroperitoneal
D012422	Rupture, Spontaneous	Tear or break of an organ, vessel or other soft part of the body, occurring in the absence of external force.	Ruptures, Spontaneous,Spontaneous Rupture,Spontaneous Ruptures