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A popliteal cyst, originally called Baker's cyst, is a synovial fluid-filled mass located in the popliteal fossa. The most common synovial popliteal cyst is considered to be a distension of the bursa located beneath the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle. Usually, in an adult patient, an underlying intra-articular disorder is present. In children,
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Splenic cysts, unaccompanied by cystic formation in other structures, do not often occur. The classes found are: 1, Dermoid cysts, one of this type being reported by Andral; 2, simple, serous, or blood cysts, of which a few cases have been reported; 3, echinococcus cysts.
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Author(s): Kyle, Adrianna; Cooper, Maxwell; Destree, Katrina; Oliveira, Lauren; Lawrence, Matthew | Abstract: The daughter cyst is a benign simple cyst within a cyst that is radiographically difficult to distinguish from ectopic pregnancy and must be differentiated in any woman with the potential to become pregnant.
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Phaeohyphomycosis is a term used for a rare opportunistic infection caused by a group of dematiaceous fungi which contains melanin in their cell walls. In 1974, the term phaeohyphomycosis was first coined by Ajello for an entity caused by pigmented fungi.1 Four clinical forms of phaeohyphomycosis exist: i) cutaneous, ii) subcutaneous, iii) systemic ...
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Tooth in a cyst — Is it always a dentigerous cyst? [PDF]
We present the case report of an 18-year-old female patient who presented with unilateral nasal obstruction. Computed tomography scanning revealed an unerupted molar in the posterior wall of the right maxillary sinus with a cystic swelling in the sinus. The preoperative diagnosis was a dentigerous cyst.
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A man having ‘cyst’ in the ‘cyst’!
Key messageHydatid disease is a zoonotic parasitic infestation caused by tapeworms, particularly Echinococcus granulosus. The lung is the second most site followed by liver accounting for 10%–30% of the cases. Rupture of hydatid cyst can occur into pleura or bronchus. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment for pulmonary hydatid.
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Nasolabial cyst mimicking inflammatory cyst [PDF]
The nasolabial cyst is an uncommon non-odontogenic soft tissue cyst. It arises as an ectodermal developmental swelling and is classified as a fissural cyst, found outside the bone, in the region corresponding to the nasolabial furrow and alar nose. A case of nasolabial cyst with classic clinical and histopathological features, along with few features ...
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Baker's cysts are located in the posteromedial region of the knee between the medial belly of the gastrocnemius muscle and semimembranosus tendon. In adults, these cysts are related to intra-articular lesions, which may consist of meniscal lesions or arthrosis.
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SummaryTwenty-six patients with Baker's cysts have been observed in the period January 1963 to May 1964. Swelling, redness, tenderness and pain in the leg below the cyst was noticed in 11 patients. Seven of these had anti-coagulation treatment before admission.
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