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Cystatin C
A cysteine proteinase inhibitor found in the bloodstream in elevated concentrations in patients with impaired kidney function. It is a small protein composed of 120 amino acids (mass 13 kD) that is produced by nucleated cells throughout the body and easily filtered by the glomeruli of the kidneys. It is reabsorbed and catabolized by proximal…
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Cystathionine
An intermediate compound in the metabolism of methionine to cysteine.
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Serous cystadenoma
A cyst filled with a clear serous fluid and lined with cuboidal epithelial cells.
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Pseudomucinous cystadenoma
A cyst filled with a thick, viscid fluid and lined with tall epithelial cells.
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Cystadenocarcinoma
A glandular malignancy that forms cysts as it grows.
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Vitelline cyst
A congenital cyst of the gastrointestinal canal. Lined with ciliated epithelium, it is the remains of the omphalomesenteric duct.
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Tubo-ovarian cyst
An ovarian cyst that rupture into the lumen of an adherent uterine tube.
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Synovial cyst
Accumulation of synovia in a bursa, synovial crypt, or sac of a synovial hernia, causing a tumor.
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Suprasellar cyst
A cyst of the hypophyseal stalk just above the floor of the sell aturcica. Its wall is frequently calcified or ossified.
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Seminal cyst
A cyst of the epididymis, ductus deferens, or other sperm-carrying ducts that contain semen.
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