What is throat cancer? Throat cancer is any cancer that forms in the throat. The throat, also called the pharynx, is a 5-inch-long tube that runs from your nose to your neck. The larynx (voice box) and pharynx are the two main places throat cancer forms. Throat cancer is a type of head and neck cancer, which includes cancer of the mouth, tonsils, nose, sinuses, salivary glands and neck lymph nodes. Learn about the types of throat cancer.
Rathke's cleft cyst. A Rathke's cleft cyst is a benign growth found on the pituitary gland in the brain, specifically a fluid-filled cyst in the posterior portion of the anterior pituitary gland. It occurs when the Rathke's pouch does not develop properly and ranges in size from 2 to 40mm in diameter.
Other cysts can develop around an uninterrupted tooth such as a wisdom tooth. These are called dentigerous cysts. The final common group of jaw cysts develop from cells that form teeth. These are known as odontogenic cysts. Jaw cysts grow very slowly and in the vast majority of cases patients do not have any symptoms. They are often discovered as an incidental finding when x-rays are taken to look for other things. If the cyst becomes infected they can become painful.