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MeSH Heading: Tarlov Cysts
Tree Number(s): C04.182.872; C10.668.829.900
Unique ID: D052958
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D052958
Annotation: non-neoplastic
Scope Note: Perineurial cysts commonly found in the SACRAL REGION. They arise from the PERINEURIUM membrane within the SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. The distinctive feature of the cysts is the presence of spinal nerve root fibers within the cyst wall, or the cyst cavity itself.
Entry Term(s): Perineural Cyst; Perineural Cysts; Perineurial Cyst; Perineurial Cysts; Sacral Perineural Cyst; Sacral Perineural Cysts; Sacral Tarlov Cysts; Tarlov Cyst
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see ARACHNOID CYSTS 2000-2006
History Note: 2007; use ARACHNOID CYSTS 2000-2006
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

blood supply (BS)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0336764
Scope Note: Perineurial cysts commonly found in the SACRAL REGION. They arise from the PERINEURIUM membrane within the SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. The distinctive feature of the cysts is the presence of spinal nerve root fibers within the cyst wall, or the cyst cavity itself.
Terms: Tarlov Cysts Preferred Term
Term UI T371634
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Perineural Cyst
Term UI T001004522
Date12/31/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Sacral Tarlov Cysts
Term UI T768320
Date03/31/2010
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Perineurial Cyst
Term UI T001004523
Date12/31/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Sacral Perineural Cyst
Term UI T001004524
Date12/31/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Perineural Cysts
Term UI T371633
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Perineurial Cysts
Term UI T655266
Date10/12/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Tarlov Cyst
Term UI T001004521
Date12/31/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Sacral Perineural Cysts
Term UI T768319
Date03/31/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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