Follicular cysts are a type of benign ovarian cyst caused by normal hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle. Usually harmless, these fluid-filled sacs grow on the follicles where the egg ...

Yes, an ovarian cyst can cause back pain. It does not always happen, but it can if the cyst is large and pressing on other organs or tissues. It is advisable for those with persistent pain to ask ...

A pilonidal cyst is a cyst or abscess (boil) located near the intergluteal cleft, otherwise known as the groove between the buttocks. Treatment usually requires having a pilonidal cyst removed ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with several liver cysts over 15 years ago. My primary doctor and I follow the growth of the cysts by ultrasound, and one is increasing in size. We did an MRI with ...

Professor Peter Weissberg, Box 110, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Addenbrooke's Centre for Clinical Investigation, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Hills Road ...

Researchers show that genetic traits influence the cellular composition of atherosclerotic plaques, which over time will affect the risk of such lesions to cause a stroke or heart attack.

It's most common in females. This polyp is often made up of fibrous tissue. It may also include some smooth muscle, small cysts or nerve tissue, all covered with a thin protective layer of tissue.

From the Department of Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Center Freiburg, Germany (D.W.) Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany (D.W.) K. Ley has received research funding for ...

Then, finally, this year, she had an ultrasound which srevealed she had “three chronically infected cysts” in her cheek. Appearing on Olivia Attwood's podcast So Wrong It's Right, she said ...