The kidneys are involved in filtering waste products from the blood, which are excreted in the urine. The kidneys can occasionally develop small fluid-filled sacs called cysts. These cysts are often an incidental finding on a body scan and do not...
The American Brain Tumor Association explains that while brain cysts are not cancerous, they can be found in cancerous tumors. Brain cysts can contain fluid, such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid, tissue or minerals. Leaking cysts can irritate nearby...
A cyst is a sac that can be filed with air, fluid or tissue. They can appear anywhere on the body. Scalp cysts can range in size and shape and are typically benign. Learning about the various types of scalp cysts can can exist, what treatment...
Kidneys filter blood and remove waste products from the body. Like other organs, the kidneys often develop structural abnormalities, including simple or complex cysts. A simple cyst usually contains a single fluid sac within the kidneys, while a...
Liver cysts are small benign growths that occur on the surface of the liver and are typically filled with fluid. These cysts are often discovered incidentally because small liver cysts may not cause any symptoms and require no treatment. Cysts...
A pilonidal cyst is a fluid-filled skin pocket located in the cleft of the buttocks or just above the cleft. These cysts frequently become infected, forming an abscess. Pilonidal cysts typically occur after puberty through age 40, with males...
A bone cyst is a noncancerous bone tumor that develops as a fluid-filled sac, or cyst, within the bone tissue. There are two major forms of bone cysts: unicameral, which can affect people of any age, and aneurysmal, which typically arise in people...
A cyst on the liver affects approximately 5 percent of the population, of which nearly 95 percent do not develop symptoms, according to the Cleveland Clinic. A liver cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops along the liver, the largest organ in...
Children's Hospital Boston describes a simple, or unicameral, bone cyst as a cavity filled with fluid and lined with fibrous tissue. In children 5 to 15 years old, it is usually found in the long bones such as the femur or humerus; in adults, it...
Biking provides excellent exercise, but it's not always advisable if you have a very large, symptomatic ovarian cyst. In most cases, though, an ovarian cyst shouldn't keep you from exercise like biking. Ovarian cysts are common in women of...
A cyst is a fluid-filled growth, which can occur anywhere in the body. Various types of cysts can arise in different brain locations. Although many brain cysts prove noncancerous, these growths can cause medical problems. The effects of a cyst on...
Ovarian cysts are sacs of fluid that develop in or on the ovary. These cysts usually cause no symptoms and go away within two or three menstrual cycles. However, large cysts or cysts that do not go away may cause symptoms that affect the...
Bartholin's Gland Cyst What is the Bartholin's gland? Most women don't even know they have a Bartholin's gland, although most had learned about these in school. It is a tiny gland inside each of the labia near the opening of the vagina, one...
A pilonidal cyst is a small pouch or sac in the skin that commonly forms on the tailbone at the top of the buttocks. These cysts can fill with debris such as dead hair which pushes through the skin, creating a sinus cavity that can easily become...
The occasional breakout can be uncomfortable and make you feel less than confident. But developing an acne cyst can make you want to hide from public view forever. Even worse, acne cysts can cause severe scarring. That makes it all the more...
Most people make it through a bout with teenage acne with their skin scar-free. But certain types of acne can cause scars, which can sometimes be very deep and noticeable. Cystic acne, a severe form of the disease involving infected pockets below...
The American Rhinologic Society defines a sinus cyst, or nasal polyp, as small non-cancerous growths in the sinuses. Sinus cysts can cause minor to severe nasal obstruction leading to conditions such as chronic sinusitis or chronic post-nasal...
Thyroid cysts, also known as thyroid nodules, are usually benign, according to KidsHealth from Nemours. They appear on the thyroid gland, which a butterfly-shaped reddish-brown gland that wraps around the vocal cords in the esophagus. The thyroid...
Cysts are small fluid filled sacs that can develop on organs inside the human body. Brain cysts are typically caused by developmental abnormalities or complications present at birth, causing them to be medically classified as primary brain cysts....
If you begin to experience back or lower-body pain after a traumatic injury or accident, an MRI scan might reveal you have Tarlov cysts, or fluid-filled sacs. You might be able to relieve pain from Tarlov cysts and related conditions by following...
Sebaceous cysts are fluid filled bumps that occur on the scalp as well as the face and upper part of the body. They are also referred to as epidermoid cysts and are normally harmless growths. Treatment of these growths is best performed by a...
A baker's cyst, also called a popliteal cyst, occurs when synovial (joint) fluid forms behind the knee and creates a visible swelling. You can develop a baker's cyst because of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, a meniscal cartilage tear or other...
Ovarian cysts are sacs of fluid that grow inside or on the ovary. These cysts often go away on their own, but in rare cases, may become twisted and rupture. If the symptoms of a ruptured ovarian cyst are present, emergency medical attention...
Epidermoid cysts, commonly called sebaceous cysts, are bumps that develop beneath the surface of the skin, particularly the skin of the face, neck and trunk. Sebaceous cysts typically aren't dangerous, although large cysts, especially on the face,...
Traumatic bone cyst, also known as simple bone cyst, is a relatively common lesion found in the long bones and jaws. According to Brad Neville's "Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology," the traumatic bone cyst is "a benign, empty, or fluid-containing...
A pilonidil cyst is a sometimes painful cyst that is almost always found at the top of the cleft of the buttocks near the tailbone. When the cyst --- typically a small depression or pocket --- becomes infected, it causes significant discomfort...
The aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a destructive bone lesion that has many cystic-like cavities filled with blood. According to Dr Andrew Creager of Duke University, aneurysmal bone cyst represents only 1 percent of primary bone tumors. Most of...
Ovarian cysts are sacs filled with fluid located on or inside the ovary, and although some cysts are harmless and unnoticeable, others can trigger pain during sexual intercourse or while exercising. Ovarian cysts are quite common and most of them...
Ovarian cysts can present with symptoms ranging from mild cramping and discomfort to life-threatening hemorrhage. Treatment of your ovarian cyst will depend on the type of cyst it is and whether your doctor has any concern about cancer. If your...
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