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Benign cystic lesions can be classified, according to their cell lining into epithelial-lining cysts (squamous or columnar) and non-epithelial-lining cysts (arachnoid and simple glial). The differential diagnosis depends on their location, as well as on the macroscopic aspect of the cyst content and the microscopic features of the cell lining.
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Lacruz, C.R., Sáenz de Santamaría, J., Bardales, R.H. (2014). Benign Cystic Lesions. In: Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 13. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8429-5_18
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