Question 1

please tell me what is a benign cystic taratoma?

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Dermoid cyst: A cystic teratoma is a type of tumor that arises from egg or sperm cells, in the ovaries or testicles. Teratomas can contain undeveloped tissue or a number of different kinds of mature tissue, including fat, hair, teeth, gland and muscle. A cystic teratoma may also be described as a mature teratoma, or a dermoid cyst. It is more likely to contain well-defined types of benign tissue.

Question 2

what does a 6.4 x 3.5 cm cystic lesion with internal septation mean in plain english?

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Complex cyst: A simple cyst is a fluid filled sac. A complex cyst may have internal septations which are walls separating the cyst into different compartments. Lesion is a generic term for an abnormal growth.

Question 3

what is cystic hygroma?

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Cyst of the neck: It's a large cyst of the neck, typically seen in newborns.  There is an association with turner's sydrome, where a baby girl is born with only one x chromosome.  (45, xo).

Question 4

what is chondromalacia cystic changes?

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Advanced damage: When the damage to the cartilage (chondromalacia) underlining a bone is very significant, the bone overlying this cartilage starts to feel too much force, and starts to "suffer" as well.  One of those kinds of damage are cysts that form inside the bone.

Question 5

how can i prevent cystic hermangiomas?

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Don't know of a way: As far as i know these occur spontaneously and there are no ways to prevent them.

Question 6

why might someone suddenly have cystic pimples?

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Don't ask why: If this is a young person, don't look for an explanation for cystic acne. There's nothing you can change about  hygiene, sex, lifestyle, or diet that will make it go away. You will probably need isotretinoin. If you're an adult, it may be a warning of one of the unusual glandular diseases. Usually it never gets explained. Manage it with strong meds. Don't try to solve it non-medically.

Question 7

what is cystic fibrosis exactly?

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Inherited disease: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that affects the cells lining the lungs, sinuses, intestines, spleen and liver.  It prevents chloride ions from crossing the cell membranes properly. This can clog organ ducts. In the lungs, the extra mucus crushes the cilia and leads to more lung infections. Medications can help; in late-stage disease, lung transplantation may be life-saving.

Question 8

what exactly is cystic fibrosis?

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Cystic fibrosis: CF is a genetic disease that from birth causes the body to produce a thick and sticky mucus.  This mucus interferes with the ability to breath and digest food.  It is life threatening, but with good management people can live into their 40s and beyond with it.

Question 9

cystic fibrosis, is it sexlinked?

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Autosomal recessive.: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is not sex-linked, but autosomal recessive. That means both parents can be silent carriers--totally unaware--then each passes down this recessive (inactive) gene to their child. This child develops CF because both copies of the formerly inactive gene (1 from each parent) now have no genetic "brake" (normal dominant gene) to prevent the CF gene from expressing itself.

Question 10

what is the severity of cystic fibrosis?

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Variable: This depends on the individual patient.  There are several hundred CF mutations that have varying degrees of severity.  The most common mutation, df508, can cause failure to thrive in infants, recurrent and very serious lung infections during childhood and often pancreatic insufficiency in children.  While early diagnosis and preventive treatment have improved, CF is still a fatal disease.

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