Disease or Syndrome
mesenteric cyst
Subclass of:
Peritoneal Neoplasms;
Cyst
Definitions related to mesenteric cyst:
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A closed fluid filled sac originating from the mesentary.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A rare intra-abdominal tumor in the MESENTERY. Mesenteric cysts are usually benign and can be very large fluid-filled (2000 mL) lesions.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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