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Palatal Petechiae Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment

A petechia (plural petechiae) is an extremely little (1-2 mm) red or purple spot on the skin or conjunctiva, which is for the most part brought about by a minor seep from broken fine veins. The word petechia is gotten from Latin 'petigo' which signifies 'scab' or 'eruption'.Petechia alludes to one of the three graphic sorts of hematoma which...

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment

The central nervous system is the most important part of the human body due to its ability to control all the functions of the body. It has mainly consisted of two parts including; brain and spinal cord. The brain is known as the center of control where all the thoughts and body movements are organized along with the interpretation of...

Testicular Lymphoma Symptoms, Causes, Survival Rate, Treatment

It is a rare and fatal disease which is characterized as; “an extra-nodal presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)”.Extra-nodal means that the cancer cells are found outside the lymphoid organs more specifically known as lymph nodes.Generally it is described as the blood cell cancer majorly affecting the lymphatic cells or lymphocytes in the testis.Testicular lymphoma has three ways to appear in the...

Tick Bite Granuloma Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Ticks are the small biting arachnids that infest on the warm blooded animals including humans, as well as feed on their blood. In the United States the most common type of tick bites is hard ticks known as Ixodidae and have been increasing in number since the middle era of 1900s.Their body parts which are dark in color...

Warthin’s Tumor Infection, Pain, Causes, Surgery

Salivary glands are rich in lymphocytes along germinal centers generally called as lymph node-like stroma which make them one of the important organs of the human body. A benign type of tumor in the salivary glands is called as papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum or generally we know it as Warthin’s Tumor. It is defined as “an...

Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma Symptoms, Causes, Life Expectancy, Treatment

Human body is made up of different type of cells and one of them is signet cells. Skin cells or epithelial cells are used to make the lining of skin at both ends; inside and outside and these are usually known as glandular cells and named as signet cells. And the cancer in these cells...

Mucous Retention Cyst Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Learn all about mucous retention cyst symptoms, causes and treatment.Mucous retention cyst is also known with the names like mucocele and mucous cyst. Mucous retention cyst can occur in many regions of the body like the maxillary sinuses, sphenoid sinuses, lips, vocal cords, tonsils, salivary glands, etc.The appearance of these mucous retention cysts on very...

Bartholin Gland Cyst causes and Treatment with Home Remedies

Bartholin Glad Cyst causes and Treatment with Home Remedies

Learn all about bartholin gland cyst causes and treatment with home remedies. The two Bartholin's glands are located at the entrance to a woman's vagina, one on each side. They are small and cannot be seen or felt when they are normal. Their function is to secrete fluid onto the mucosal (inner) surface of the...

Schwannomas (Nerve Sheath Tumor) Symptoms, Treatment

Learn all about Schwannomas. A schwannoma is a spinal tumor that arises from the lining of the nerve cells of the spineA schwannoma develops from cells called Schwann cells, a cell that wraps itself around peripheral nerves and provides protection and support. Schwannomas are almost always benign (not cancerous), but rarely, may become cancerous (a...

Angiomyolipoma Pain, symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Read all about angiomyolipoma (AML). It is a benign tumor that is a mixture of blood vessels (angio), smooth muscles (myo) and fat (or lipoma). The tumor is seen among Arachnoid granulations.Angiomyolipomas (AML’s) occur only in the kidneys is not correct. AMLs are benign mesenchymal tumors, composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle, and mature adipose...