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Do I need surgery to remove a nasopharyngeal cyst of size 10 mm?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 34-year-old male. I did a CT scanning recently and has found a cyst of size 10 mm in my nasopharynx. There are no symptoms. I have been asked to get this removed. Do I need surgery to remove the cyst? How dangerous is the surgery, and how many days would I need to take off work.... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thornwalds cysts are benign lesions of the nasopharynx and are usually asymptomatic. If the diagnosis is made already, then there are two treatment options as follows; 1) You can wait and watch. And get an endoscopy repeated every six months or wait till you get signifi... Read Full »
My son is 13 years old and has bleeding nose problem. Kindly advice.
Query: Hello doctor, My son is 13 years old and he has bleeding nose problem. Kindly advice. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Bleeding at this age should be evaluated thoroughly there may be a lot of possibilities like a JNA (juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas), NPC ( nasopharyngeal carcinoma), nasal polyps hematological causes, etc. So an urgent diagnostic nasal endoscopy with a complet... Read Full »