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Radicular cyst
A granulomatous cyst located alongside the root of a tooth.
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Proliferative cyst
A cyst lined with epithelium that proliferates, forming projections that extend into the cavity of the cyst.
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Porencephalic cyst
An anomalous cavity of the brain that communicates with the ventricular system.
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Pilar cyst
An epithelial cyst with a wall that resembles the follicular epithelium. It is filled with a homogeneous mixture of keratin and lipid.
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Parovarian cyst
A cyst of the parovarium.
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Odontogenic cyst
A cyst associated with the teeth, such as dentigerous or radicular cyst.
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Mother cyst
A hydatid cyst enveloping smaller ones.
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Meniscus cyst
A fluid-filled cyst often associated with a degenerative horizontal meniscal tear, more frequently seen in the lateral meniscus of the knee. This ganglion-like cyst may present with a palpable mass at the joint line of the knee and can be visualized by magnetic resonance imaging.
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Involutional cyst
A cyst occurring in the normal involution of an organ or structure, as in the mammary gland.
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Intraligamentary cyst
A cystic formation between the layers of the broad ligament.
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