A fluid-filled sac (cyst) located within the central nervous system. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11593239 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455569 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Cyst of the central nervous system CNS cyst
Term information
- SNOMEDCT_US:277333006
- UMLS:C0349606
Cysts of CNS are usually maldevelopmental in nature, but in some cases are acquired. The recognition of these cysts radiologically and confirmation by pathology is essential for prognostic purposes.
Term relations
- has part some (
increased amount and
characteristic of some (
cyst and
part of some central nervous system) and
has modifier some abnormal)