The process where a surgeon removes tissues using a scalpel is called surgical excision. It is done to remove various types of benign or malignant tumors (mainly skin tumors) and also to collect a sample (biopsy) for lab testing.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You need not worry about meningioma. It is a benign and slow-growing tumor. The present size is also very small. You only need to follow it up with serial scans every year.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for writing in, and I understand your concern. You got a pilonidal cyst associated with the formation of the pilonidal sinus.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for the query. I can understand your concern.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have an abscess cavity that needs to be drained more widely and opened more.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A CT scan with contrast should be able to differentiate between the two. If it is still not able to differentiate, then go for an MRI.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Diarrhea, back pain, abdominal pain, and decreased appetite are most probably due to a colon cause, which could be an inflammatory bowel disease or diverticulosis.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your description, it could either be an acrochordon (skin tag) or a filiform wart. It can be confirmed only after examining.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Are you talking about the white patches or red one (attachment removed to protect patient identity)? Please send few more photographs of the bump and also the acne.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is a rhabdomyoma of the heart. Rhabdomyoma is a benign tumor, and in your brother's case, it is present in the heart.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please send a few close-up photographs taken under natural light.
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