Explore: Bone Cysts

bone cyst On CT scans, bone cysts that have a radiodensity of 20 Hounsfield units (HU) or less, and are osteolytic, tend to be aneurysmal bone cysts.

of the aneurysmal bone cyst follows three stages. They can also be associated with a TRE17/USP6 translocation. Aneurysmal bone cysts may be intraosseous

(air pocket in the lung) Pericardial cyst (abnormal dilatation of pericardium) Liver cysts Simple cysts Hydatid cysts Biliary cystadenoma Biliary cystadenocarcinoma

does not spread beyond the bone. Unicameral bone cysts can be classified into two categories: active and latent. An active cyst is adjacent to the epiphyseal

such as Stafne static bone cyst, to the aggressive aneurysmal bone cyst. Source: I. Cysts of the jaws A. Epithelial-lined cysts 1. Developmental origin

The Stafne defect (also termed Stafne's idiopathic bone cavity, Stafne bone cavity, Stafne bone cyst (misnomer), lingual mandibular salivary gland depression

A thyroglossal cyst or thyroglossal duct cyst is a fibrous cyst that forms from a persistent thyroglossal duct. Thyroglossal cysts can be defined as an

develop a ganglion cyst of the wrist or hand a year. The average size of these cysts is 2 centimetres (0.79 in), but excised cysts of more than 5 centimetres

(containing only fluid) cyst. The majority of these functional cysts resolve spontaneously.[citation needed] While all ovarian cysts can range in size from

Cysts of the jaws are cysts—pathological epithelial-lined cavities filled with fluid or soft material—occurring on the bones of the jaws, the mandible