2006-10-08 06:23:38 · 16 answers · asked by babydoll 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It is a sac/bag of fluid.
What fluid it contains is dependant on where the cyst is.
If you were to pop a cyst the chances are that the hole that you caused will heal and then the cyst will refill again from its source.
To treat a cyst it must be completely excised....you must take away the sac/bag that holds the fluid.
Most cysts will get bigger and bigger some are not serious some are..depending on where they are...and what is going to get squashed as they get bigger and what nerves get stretched as to the amount of pain you might experience..for instance in the brain, if a cyst is allowed to get too big this will press on the brain causing neurological problems and headaches, an ovarian cyst will usually cause pain. A breast cyst usually no pain just a lump.
2006-10-08 06:36:46 · answer #1 · answered by SALLY D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cyst is a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a cavity or structure of the body. Cysts may occur as a result of a developmental error in the embryo during pregnancy, or they may be caused by infections. However, sometimes they arise spontaneously with no apparent cause. Cysts are often dangerous as they may have negative effects (for instance, compression) on the nearby tissue. They may contain air, fluids, or semi-solid material. A collection of pus is called an abcess, not a cyst.
2006-10-08 06:26:03 · answer #2 · answered by aalekh5 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cyst is a closed sac having a distinct membrane and developing abnormally in a cavity or structure of the body
2006-10-08 06:26:20 · answer #3 · answered by Dark Knight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cyst (plural cysts)
1. A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
2006-10-08 06:26:28 · answer #4 · answered by Judy K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cyst is a fluid filled sac - usually harmless unless they get infected.
2006-10-08 06:26:57 · answer #5 · answered by Nurse Soozy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cyst is a small depostitory of wter that colcets nder the skin and eventually becomes solid. I know, I've got a cyst on the bridge of my nose.
2006-10-08 06:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hard matter in a sac under the skin usually caused from an infection and easily dealt with by your G.P !!!
2006-10-08 07:41:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a fluid-filled mass that is usually benign. The fluid can be removed for analysis. (See needle aspiration.)
an abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material
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2006-10-08 06:26:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an abnormal sac where matter like bacteria and germs can reside.
2006-10-08 06:26:19 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A growth, like a watery growth, but harmless (if benign)
2006-10-08 06:26:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋