Can a complex cyst on your thyroid gland cause pain? Also, could a comlex thyroid cyst cause an SSEP to be abnormal?

[oliviamarie12345]

I have had 24/7 pain for over a year on the left side of my head, neck and shoulder. I just found out I have a cyst. Can a complex thyroid cyst on the thyroid gland cause pain? Also, an SSEP test came back abnormal. Could a complex thyroid cyst cause an SSEP test to be abnormal?

[898]

If cyst is large enough and pressing on the nerve it can

[oliviamarie12345]

it can cause pain or an SSEP to be abnormal?


thank you

[oliviamarie12345]

the cyst is a little more than 1cm

[898]

It can cause either or both; 1 cm is small size but if location is close to nerve it can irritate it [possible during head rotation, neck extension etc]

[oliviamarie12345]

it also says, "a few septations present in the structure" do you know what that means??

[898]

It means that the cyst has separated compartments in it.

[oliviamarie12345]

Do you know what causes the septations to happen? Does this increase my chance of this being cancer?

[oliviamarie12345]

Are you sure this could cause me to have head/neck pain? It is very severe.

[898]

Complex cysts have the same chance of being malignant as the solid nodules, about 10%; for the last question the medical professional who can access the patient may give better answer, not just general guessing..

[oliviamarie12345]

thank you