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Cyst

Cyst: Introduction

An enclosed membranous sac that can occur in body tissues or cavities. These sacs are fluid-filled and usually due to infection. Cysts can be quite painful, especially if they occur in the skin layers.

Symptoms of Cyst

• Cyst
• Lump
• Lump under the skin
• Fluid-filled lump under the skin
• Lump in internal organ
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Disease Topics Related To Cyst

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• Sebaceous cyst
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Medical Textbooks Online about Cyst

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Cyst?

• Misdiagnosis of Cyst
• Hidden causes of Cyst (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Cyst

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• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Cyst (8 listings)
• Cyst as a complication caused by other conditions
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Treatments for Cyst

• Watchful waiting
• Surgical removal - if necessary
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News Archives for Cyst

Medical news articles related to Cyst include:

• Health Tip: Symptoms of Ovarian Cysts
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Reseach about Cyst

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Clinical Trials for Cyst

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Cyst include:

• Comparison of Excision Versus Punch Incision in the Treatment of Epidermal Cysts - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Effect of Fetal Ovarian Cyst Aspiration to Prevent Torsion - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Cancer Detection in Pancreatic Cysts - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Brain Tissue Swelling and Seizure Activity in Inactive Cysticercosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Two Studies to Determine If Verteporfin PDT is Effective & Safe in Treating Multiple Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin. - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - verteporfin PDT
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Cyst: Broader Related Topics

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Types of Cyst

Types of Cyst

• Sebaceous cyst
• Ovarian cyst
• Parasitic cyst
• Breast cyst
• Ganglion cyst
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Definitions of Cyst:

A closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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