The Cysts

Epidermal inclusion cysts of the breast

AbstractEpidermal inclusion cysts are uncommon in the breast, but the consequences can besevere when these cysts occur in the breast parenchyma. Here, we report two suchcases. The patient in case 1 was an 37-year-old woman with a 3-cm palpable mass inthe right breast. Mammography revealed a round and smoothly outlined mass, whichindicated a benign tumor, and sonography showed an irregularly sha...

Cysts of the Epididymis.

Cysts of the pleura.

In contrast to the now frequently appearing and diagnosed pulmonary and bronchial carcinomata, primary tumors of the pleura are rare. Clinical differentiation of malignant tumors of the pleura from malignant tumors of the lung is essential. The most common malignant tumors of the pleura are the endotheliomata, the course of which resembles the course of an exudative tuberculous pleurisy. Benign...

Cysts of the Spleen

A. male child of seven, years was admitted to hospital on 16th April, 1935, with marked distension of the abdomen. The mother gave an indefinite history of periodic attacks of fever for the past three months. Examination of the heart.?Left border in the nipple line. Mitral systolic bruit present. Examination of the abdomen showed some dilatation of the superficial veins, these extending on to t...

Cervical thymic cysts and parathyroid cysts.

Cysts which originated from embryonal remnants are often observed in the cervical region. Among these cysts, branchiogenic cleft cysts and thyroglossal cysts are most commonly encountered. Parathyroid cysts and cervical thymic cysts are known to be a rare entity. Reviewing the world literature of the latter two, only a few reports were noted. There is, in addition, some confusion in terminology...