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Bone Tumours (Benign, Malignant, Symptoms, and Treatment), Unicameral bone cysts Fluid-filled lesion. It is rare before the age of 3 years and after skeletal maturity. , Can...
Baker's Cyst, What causes a Baker's cyst? There are two ways in which a Baker's cyst may form. A primary Baker's cyst A Baker's cyst ma...
Ovarian Cyst, These cysts often contain odd contents such as hair, parts of teeth or bone, fatty tissue, etc. This is because these cysts develop from stem cells, which make...
Thyroglossal Cysts, Found close to the hyoid bone. Intralingual cysts: About 2% of TGDCs. Found within the tongue. Suprasternal cysts: Fewer t...
Paget's Disease of Bone, Understanding normal bone Bone is a living tissue. There are two main types of cells within the hard bone material. , Paget's di...
Bone Scan, How does a bone scan work? Bone scans use radionuclides to detect areas of the bone which are growing or being repaired. , Radioisotope scanning Isot...
Primary Bone Cancer, What is bone cancer? Bone cancer can be divided into primary bone cancer and secondary bone cancer. Primary bone cancer means...
Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration, External links and references may no longer work. A bone marrow biopsy is a procedure where a sample of tissue is taken from the inside of a b...
Epidermoid and Pilar Cysts (Sebaceous Cysts), Many doctors still call them sebaceous cysts, though. What is an epidermoid cyst? An epidermoid cyst is...
Epididymal Cyst, What is an epididymal cyst? An epididymal cyst is a harmless growth that grows from the tubes that transport sperm. , Epididymal cysts Epididyma...
Bartholin's Cyst and Abscess, What is a Bartholin's cyst? A Bartholin's cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops in one of the Bartholin's glands. , Barth...
Chalazion (Eyelid Cyst), Eye with upper eyelid chalazion A chalazion is a small (2-8 mm) fluid-filled swelling (cyst) in the eyelid. ...
Bone Marrow and Bone Marrow Failure, The bone marrow is composed of red marrow and inactive adipose tissue (yellow marrow) in about equal quantity. Bone marrow is mainly ...
Köhler's Bone Disease, This is defined as osteochondrosis of the tarsal navicular bone. What is Köhler's disease? [ 1 ] Köhler's disease is par...
Paget's Disease of Bone, Sir James Paget described Paget's disease of bone in 1877. There is increased bone turnover in focal areas of the skeleton and one or many b...
Frontal Bone Osteomyelitis, Frontal bone osteomyelitis treatment and management Admission with removal of the infected bone and prolonged intravenous antibiotics (eg, for...
Baker's Cyst (Popliteal Cyst), What is a Baker's cyst? A Baker's cyst (also known as a popliteal cyst) is a fluctuant swelling located in ...
Choledochal Cysts, What are choledochal cysts? Choledochal cyst is a congenital dilatation of part or whole of the bile duct. The cystic dilatations of the biliary tree...
Epididymal Cysts, Description Smooth, extratesticular, spherical cysts in the head of the epididymis are not uncommon in adult men. If the cyst contains spermatozoa (us...
Pilar Cysts (Epidermoid and Sebaceous Cysts), Synonyms: sebaceous cysts (a misnomer as these cysts are not of sebaceous origin), trichilemmal cysts ...