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  2. Benign tumor - Wikipedia

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    A benign tumor is a mass of cells that does not invade neighboring tissue or metastasize (spread throughout the body). Compared to malignant (cancerous) tumors, benign tumors generally have a slower growth rate. Benign tumors have relatively well differentiated cells.

  3. Vaginal cysts - Wikipedia

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    Vaginal cysts are often discovered during a routine pelvic exam or pap smear. [10] [9] Cysts are also discovered during a bimanual exam. [15] Other structures that resemble vaginal cysts are connective tissue tumors, hematocolpos, and hymenal atresia. [15] The absence of vaginal rugae over the cyst is a clue to their presence. [3]

  4. Cyst - Wikipedia

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    Benign cyst kidney; radiological appearances mimic renal cancer, A cyst / s ɪ s t / is a closed sac, 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 ...

  5. Peritoneal inclusion cyst - Wikipedia

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    Peritoneal inclusion cysts are commonly visualized on ultrasonography as a spider-web-like pattern. A normal-looking ovary is encircled by a big, irregular or oval, echolucent cyst with fine internal septations. The ovary is frequently located in the middle of the inclusion cyst or on its lateral aspect, appearing to be dangling inside the cyst ...

  6. Epidermoid cyst - Wikipedia

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    Relative incidence of cutaneous cysts, where epidermoid cysts constitute a plurality (blue area). An epidermoid cyst or epidermal inclusion cyst [1] is a benign cyst usually found on the skin. The cyst develops out of ectodermal tissue. Histologically, it is made of a thin layer of squamous epithelium.

  7. Serena Williams just had a cyst ‘the size of a small ... - AOL

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    The mass was diagnosed as a benign branchial cyst. In the caption, Williams wrote that her doctors said she didn’t need to get it removed, “but it kept growing." Once it got large, her doctors ...

  8. Serena Williams Reveals She Had a Cyst the 'Size of a Small ...

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    Serena Williams is sharing details about a recent health scare.. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the professional tennis player, 43, revealed in a TikTok video that she had a benign cyst the size of a "small ...

  9. Branchial cleft cyst - Wikipedia

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    The cyst wall is composed of squamous epithelium (90%), columnar cells with or without cilia, or a mixture of both, with lymphoid infiltrate, often with prominent germinal centers and few subcapsular lymph sinuses. The cyst is typically surrounded by lymphoid tissue that has attenuated or absent overlying epithelium due to inflammatory changes.