A cyst is a fairly common diagnosis in medicine. It can form in the ovaries, in the maxillary sinuses, in the brain, and in any organ of our body. The patient, hearing about this from the mouth of the doctor, wonders: “Cyst? What is the disease? And, most importantly, how dangerous is it? ” This is exactly what we’ll talk about today, trying to dispel fears and understand the essence of the problem.
Cyst: what is the true and false form of the disease
In medicine, a cyst is called a pathological cavity that has walls and is filled with a semi-liquid or liquid substance. This is a kind of capsule that can form in different organs or tissues. Its size and structure of the walls strongly depend on how and when this pathology appeared, exactly where it appeared, etc.
True and false cysts exist. The latter do not have a special epithelial lining and are formed, for example, in cicatricial or inflamed tissues of any organ.
Cyst: what is the ramolitic or parasitic form of this pathology?
Depending on how exactly this neoplasm arises in the human body, it is divided into types.
So, with tissue necrosis, ramolitic cysts may occur, which are formed when the necrotic area is separated from the healthy membrane. Inside it, over time, the substance remaining from the decay of dead tissue accumulates in a semi-liquid state. This type of pathology is characteristic mainly for the brain (most often after a stroke) or bones (for example, a cyst of the knee joint is formed).
A parasitic cyst has a different appearance mechanism. This pathology is the larval stage of the development of the tapeworm, which has invaded the human body (most often in the liver, lungs or spleen), forming a capsule around itself. The patient often finds out about such a problem only after an accidental examination, since for a long time the cyst does not manifest itself.
If a tumor appears in any organ that forms a cavity around itself, then this phenomenon is referred to as tumor cysts. Most often they occur in glandular organs. These include cystic adenoma of the salivary glands, cystic lymphangioma, cystic ameloblastoma.
The retention type of the described pathology occurs due to the impossibility of the outflow of secretion from, for example, the salivary or prostate gland. Stagnating due to blockage of the duct with a small stone or cork, the accumulated fluid stretches the gland and a cavity is formed in it - a cyst.
What is corpus luteum cyst and polycystic ovary?
Separately, we consider the cyst of the corpus luteum of the ovary, in which the follicle, which burst at the time of ovulation, instead of being filled with cells of the corpus luteum, connects the walls and lets in a clear liquid, forming a cavity.
This diagnosed pathology often scares women expecting a baby. Although unreasonable, since the course of pregnancy, it does not burden.
The so-called "yellow cyst" can occur in any woman. And the reason for this is most often an imbalance of hormones. It occurs outside pregnancy, mainly with mild symptoms (swelling of the mammary glands, violation of the cycle) and often disappears on its own.
But multiple ovarian cysts (polycystic) are mainly a congenital form of pathology and require surgical intervention, up to the removal of the entire organ.