Cyst

Pericardial Cysts are very rare benign congenital anomalies of the anterior and middle mediastinum with incidence of about 1 in 100,000. 60% are discovered between the ages of 30 to 50 and over 75% of them are right-sided, 22% are left-sided, while the rest are in the posterior or anterior superior mediastinum. Pericardial Cysts are thought to result from the failure of fusion of one of the mesenchymal lacunae that forms the pericardial sac, unfortunately due to the lack of research the true cause is unknown. Most discovered pericardial cysts are incidentally, usually in a chest x-ray or CT scan for a different condition. Consquintly though if the pericardial cyst does cause symptoms, they are usually due to compression of adjacent organs.…

Synovial cysts arising from the intraspinal facet joint can directly cause thecal sac or nerve root compression. They are increasingly cited as a major source of spinal instability and mechanical back pain. In this case, we report a 51-year-old woman who has been treated conservatively for a unilateral synovial cyst for 15 months. She then presented with an acute exacerbation of lower back pain, neurogenic claudication and lower extremity weakness. Her magnetic resonance (MR) studies showed new…

Dermoid ovarian cysts, or mature cystic teratomas, are a nonfunctional type of cyst that forms on the ovary. This type of cyst is the most common type of germ cell tumor (Mo et al. 2013). This disease was of interest to me because I have had an ovarian cyst before, although mine was a different type, I had similar complications that normally follow a dermoid ovarian cyst. Causes of the disease and symptoms Dermoid ovarian cysts develop when totipotent germ cells become over stimulated in women…

also not observed in our case. CT examinations are extremely valuable in evaluating the lesion as well as differentiation between a ruptured and unruptured teratoma (6). The degree of mediastinal invasion and relationship to vascular structure can also be demonstrated (6). On CT, different area of density (soft tissue, fluid, fat, calcifications) can be determined. Our patient’s CT showed a well defined, large, cystic lesion with no calcification, fat content or solid component within.…

ARACHNOID CYSTS DESCRIPTION Arachnoid cysts are cerebrospinal fluid covered by arachnoidal cells and collagen that may develop between the surface of the brain and the cranial base or on the arachnoid membrane, one of the three membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord. CAUSES • The exact cause of arachnoid cysts is not known. Researchers believe that most cases of arachnoid cysts are developmental malformations that arise from the unexplained splitting or tearing of the arachnoid…

thyroglossal cyst is an abnormal fluid-filled sac in the upper part of the neck. It forms before birth (congenital), during the development of the thyroid gland. This gland begins as a small group of cells at the very back of the base of your tongue. As these cells grow to form your thyroid gland, they begin to move down your neck through a canal called the thyroglossal duct. The thyroid gland moves down the thyroglossal duct until it arrives in its final place low in the neck, just above your…

A cyst is usually a sac in the body that is full of fluids, depending on the type of cyst that it is. Before ultrasound pictures, doctors did not know a lot of information about cyst; the doctor did not know the cyst location or the size of it because they did not know what it looked like. Now, sonographers can learn about this information and if there even is a cyst. The use of ultrasound picture can tell the sonographer if the person has a cyst on their ovaries, breast, and several other parts…

Ovarian Cysts-Kennedy Berry-5th Hour Think about having harmful bacteria balls sitting on your ovaries and then it exploding…OUCH! Ruptured cysts are very painful and harmful. They can cause many problems. You may think how you live with them if they are harmful? Well, they can be treated and removed. Ovarian cysts are harmful, painful, and cause many problems to female bodies, luckily they can be treated and detected. Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form in our on your ovaries that…

have triggered the pain. The doctors said that we weren’t going to find anything in there but we will still check. Before they could proceed with anything my mom had to sign a consent waiver stating that they have a right to perform the ultrasound. I remember the nurse putting cold jelly on my stomach asking, “You aren’t sexually active correct? Or any chance you’d be pregnant?” I stared at the lady and go, I haven’t even ever made out with a boy!” She started laughing at the comment I made. As…

The doctor, with a worried voice, explains to her that she has a pancreatic cyst that continues to grow; he goes on to tell her that those horrific pains she’s been experiencing are from that. The doctor tells her about the decision she has to make about what she’s going to do about the cyst. She doesn’t realize that the one thing she can do is to drain the softball sized cyst into her stomach so it can shrink. With thoughts rolling through her head, she realizes how this might impact her. She…