Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Each nabothian cyst appears as a small, white raised bump. There can be more than one.
Signs and tests
During a pelvic exam, the doctor will see a small, smooth, rounded lump (or collection of lumps) on the surface of the cervix. Rarely, a colposcopy is necessary to distinguish nabothian cysts from other bumps and sores that can occur on the cervix.
Sometimes the cyst is opened to confirm that it is a nabothian cyst.
Images
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Review Date: 11/01/2009
Reviewed By: Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer,
Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant
Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Susan Storck,
MD, FACOG, Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Chief,
Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health
Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, WA. Also reviewed by David
Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
