This World Cancer Day, learn all about thyroid cancer—symptoms, causes, risk factors, and types—the fifth most common cancer ...

A simple cyst classically appears as a mass that has well-defined borders. On ultrasound, it is generally anechoic and shows significant posterior acoustic enhancement (Fig. 1). As opposed to most ...

A double-wall sign was observed on the cyst wall during continuous ultrasound follow-up, which led to the preoperative diagnosis of the cyst as a duplication cyst. The double-wall sign and cyst ...

Ultrasound will identify very small nodules that you would be unable to physically feel as a lump in the throat area ... If your clothing does not obscure your neck, you won't need to remove ...

Ruptured ovarian cysts happen when these fluid-filled sacs in the ovaries break. The ovarian cyst wall opens up, which exposes the fluid in the cyst to your abdominal cavity. Physical activity or ...

A urachal cyst is a sac of tissue and fluid between the bladder and the belly button (umbilicus). The cyst forms in the remnants of the urachus, a structure normally present in a fetus that usually ...

After birth, a cystic hygroma usually looks like a soft bulge under the skin. The cyst can't be seen until after birth and sometimes is not noticed until the person is older. Treatment involves ...

They may prescribe antibiotics, or recommend an ultrasound or further treatment. A galactocele is a benign, milk-filled cyst that develops on the breast. This type of cyst may feel smooth or round.

An estimated 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid problems, an autoimmune condition that has grown very common. The most frequent cause is thought to be iodine deficiency brought on by ...