Category
page 1Cysts
cyst
thumb|Benign cyst kidney; radiological appearances mimic renal cancer.
A cyst is a closed sac in the body, having a distinct envelope and division compared with the nearby tissue. Hence, it is a cluster of cells that have grouped together to form a sac (like the manner in which water molecules group together to form a bubble); however, the distinguishing aspect of a cyst is that the cells forming the "shell" of such a sac are distinctly abnormal (in both appearance and behaviour) when compared with all surrounding cells for that given location. A cyst may contain air, fluids, or semi-solid mat
ovarian cyst
fluid-filled sac in the ovary
pilonidal cyst
hair-containing cyst or sinus, occurring chiefly in the coccygeal region
breast cyst
Human disease
preauricular sinus and cyst
human anatomy
pancreatic cyst
medical condition
epididymal cyst
medical condition
vaginal cyst
Benign growths of the vaginal epithelium
Tornwaldt cyst
medical condition
trichilemmal cyst
human disease
Pineal gland cyst
benign cyst in the pineal gland