Ovarian cyst

Garcia, Amber Baker’s Cyst Removal MDA 130 Mr. Kennedy Baker’s Cyst Removal The man who first discovered the baker’s cyst in the mid 1800’s was a british man named Dr. William Morant Baker. A baker’s cyst also known as a popliteal cyst is located in the middle of the semimembranosus tendon and medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle (Snir, 2013). Sometimes the Baker’s cyst can be mistaken for a blood clot because it presents the same symptoms. A magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) can determine

she is here for is to make everyone feel sorry for her. She would constantly tease her about the bump on her head. The teasing would increase everyday to where she would barely go outside anymore.Everyday Autumn would be asked it there was a giant cyst on her head and that she needed to go to the doctor’s to check it out. The teasing and making fun of her would

I have always been mature for my age, growing up an only child kind of does that to you. I had to watch over my little cousins quite often and at that time in my life, I dreaded babysitting. The crying, the screaming, the tantrums; they annoyed me to no end. Olivia, being the youngest, would say, “your not the boss of me!” Umm, actually I am while your parents are away, so please just listen to what I ask of you. After two long years of babysitting, I had decided I really did not like kids, that

noted to have a rather large 10 cm abdominal cyst and was sent to our office for further evaluation. On ultrasound, there is a live fetus in cephalic presentation. Initial scanning noted a very large abdominal cyst that appeared to be compressing the thoracic cavity. Intracranial anatomy appeared normal. It was impossible to evaluate the spine and intraabdominal contents in the setting of this large intraabdominal cyst. Measurements for the cyst were 8.4 x 12.6 x 12.8 cm. It appeared to be

Ovarian Cancer Introduction Ovarian cancer is a disease of an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells that are in the ovaries. Ovaries produce eggs as well as hormones (estrogen, progestogen). Ovarian cancer is found in women because they have two ovaries (the size of an almond) located on each side of the ovaries (Ovarian cancer, 2000). Ovarian Cancer affects a lot of women. Statistics show that the risk of getting and dying from ovarian cancer is one in ninety-five. This cancer is the eighth most

pre-operative diagnosis of Ovarian tumors Authors: Arun Muthuvel , Jaya Vijayaraghavan INTRODUCTION Ovarian cancer is the most deadly gynecological cancer and remains a formidable challenge because 70% of the women are diagnosed only in advanced stage[1]. Every year 2.5 lakh new cases of ovarian malignancy are detected. Ovarian cancer is the third most common cancer in Indian women. Primary cyto-reductive surgery and chemotherapy remains the standard treatment for ovarian malignancy. The best

INTRODUCTION: Bronchogenic cysts are formed due to abnormal budding of bronchial tree. They are lined by respiratory epithelium. They are not air filled as they do not commonly communicate with the bronchial tree. They are filled with fluid containing proteins, blood products and calcium oxalate. One third are located in the lung parenchyma and two third are located in the mediastinum. 40 to 50% of all congenital cysts in the thorax are bronchogenic cysts. On CT scans they appear as round mass with

Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer ascend from the fallopian tube mucosal epithelium, causing the tissue fragments of the female reproductive system to fuse together. The time of diagnosis, epithelial ovarian cancer are advanced-stage carcinomas (Nezhat, 2015). Ovarian cancer is common within the female population, with over 22,000 newly diagnosed cases in the United States and 14,000 cancer related deaths (Nezhat, 2015). Etiology and risk factors Ovarian cancer is associated with damage and restoration

Ovarian cancer occurs in the ovaries but is hard to detect when the cancer is still in the first stage. There are many ways of treatment to cure ovarian cancer but is also costly. AJ is a young women who have ovarian cancer. She will undergo tests if she is positive for ovarian cancer. Survival rate are high so AJ might have a chance to be a survivor of ovarian cancer just like her mom. In this case will showing how a young girl found out that she have ovarian cancer and the treatments that she

1.1 Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome (OMIM 135150) is a rare, autosomal dominant, hamartoma disorder which is characterized by benign tumours of the hair follicle (fibrofolliculomas), lung cysts and pneumothorax (collapsed lung), and renal neoplasia. BHD was first described in 1977 by three Canadian doctors – Birt, Hogg and Dubé (Birt et al. 1977). The syndrome had also been identified 1975 by Hornstein and Knickenberg (Hornstein & Knickenberg 1975) and there has been suggestion