Structured Summary
Abstract
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)
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Cyst, Pancreatic
- Cysts, Pancreatic
- Pancreatic Cysts
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
38 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
usually non-neoplastic; PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST is also available
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
MeSH Record
NLM Classification
WI 803
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Pancreatic Cyst. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010181. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010181
- Pancreatic Cyst. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_cyst
- Pancreatic Cyst. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25324230