National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Arachnoid Cyst

Synonyms

Arachnoid Cyst

Leptomeningeal Cyst

Definitions

An intracranial or spinal cyst which contains fluid and is composed of arachnoid cells. Intracranial arachnoid cysts may present with headaches, seizures and hydrocephalus. Spinal arachnoid cysts may present with symptoms of radiculopathy.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3455

code

C3455

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C99147

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

An intracranial or spinal cyst which contains fluid and is composed of arachnoid cells. Intracranial arachnoid cysts may present with headaches, seizures and hydrocephalus. Spinal arachnoid cysts may present with symptoms of radiculopathy.

FULL_SYN

Arachnoid Cyst

Leptomeningeal Cyst

label

Arachnoid Cyst

Legacy Concept Name

Arachnoid_Cyst

Preferred_Name

Arachnoid Cyst

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C3455

Semantic_Type

Finding

UMLS_CUI

C3806863

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C4622

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