"Small cysts" refers to small, fluid-filled sacs that can develop in different parts of the body. They are usually harmless and may cause little to no symptoms.
Full definition
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which there are many
small cysts in the ovaries.
PCOS stands for polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition where
many small cysts develop on women's ovaries.
What happens when women are diagnosed with this hormonal disorder is that they get enlarged ovaries
with small cysts on the outer edges.
Women affected have excessive levels of the hormone androgen, have infrequent periods,
develop small cysts on the ovaries and have trouble conceiving.
That said, PCOS is in part characterized by the presence of
multiple small cysts within both ovaries.
«You can have one large cyst or 30 or
more small cysts,» says Richard Goldstein, DVM, associate professor of small animal medicine at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine on the Cornell Feline Health Center website.
Too much insulin can cause growth of cells in the ovary, which can cause the ovaries to
grow small cysts.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the trial in January 2009 but put it on hold last September because of safety concerns after lab animals injected with stem cells developed
small cysts at the injury site.
Many women with this condition also have enlarged ovaries with
numerous small cysts, but not everyone with PCOS has these enlarged ovaries, and not everyone with enlarged ovaries has PCOS.
«Milia are
small cysts filled with a protein called keratin, and form as a result of the skin's localized inability to exfoliate naturally,» Dr. Bowe says.
This hormonal imbalance causes the woman's ovaries to not release eggs, instead, they form
very small cysts.
Cats who have only a
few small cysts may live well into their teens and die from something unrelated to PKD.
PCOS stands for «poly cystic ovarian syndrome» — the condition of having
multiple small cysts on the ovaries.
«You can have one large cyst or 30 or
more small cysts,» says Richard Goldstein, DVM, associate professor of small animal medicine at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, PCOS, is a hormonal condition which causes enlarged ovaries with
small cysts on the outer edges.
Examination of their kidneys found them to be enlarged with a spongy appearance and
many small cysts.
Johnson, who had been preparing to report to the Devil Rays next week for minor league assignment as a third baseman, learned last week that he had
a small cyst on his right shoulder.
It also could be
a small cyst in your milk ducts causing fluid to leak.
Most women with PCOS will have numerous («poly»)
small cysts («cystic») on their ovaries at some time (pearl necklace appearance on sonogram).
At worst we would end up with a few little pebble tumors, small balls of abnormal cells that had exhausted their ability to grow, no more life - threatening than a mole or
a small cyst.
«The classic appearance of the ovaries [with PCOS] is they have
these small cysts that are collected around the periphery,» says Dr. Kramer.
Therefore, instead of the egg maturing, it remains in the ovary and forms
a small cyst.
Smaller cysts are always easier to open than larger cysts.
I occasionally get
the small cysts but it is mostly rash like whiteheads.
The kidneys of the Han: SPRD - cy rats in the hemp and soya groups had less fibrosis and
smaller cysts than the rats that had been given casein or pea protein.
They found
some small cysts on her brain but they say its pretty normal and they go away at -LSB-...]
The dark brown dot above the right - hand cyst is
a small cyst that ruptured and flattened out, its brown membrane sticking to the anterior lens capsule.