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  • Lymphoedema

    Read about lymphoedema, a long-term condition that causes swelling in the body's tissues.

  • Cervical spondylosis

    Find out about cervical spondylosis, which is the medical term for neck pain caused by age-related "wear and tear" to bones in the neck area of the spine and the soft cushions of tissue (discs) in the neck.

  • Sarcoidosis

    Sarcoidosis is a rare condition that causes small patches of swollen tissue, called granulomas, to develop in the organs of the body.

  • Pressure ulcers (pressure sores)

    Find out about pressure ulcers (pressure sores or bed sores), which are areas of damage to your skin and the tissue underneath.

  • Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)

    Find out about tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a viral infection spread to humans by the bite of a small spider-like parasite called a tick.

  • Post-mortem

    A post-mortem, also known as an autopsy, is the examination of a body after death. The aim of a post-mortem is to determine the cause of death.

  • Vaginal cancer

    Read about vaginal cancer, a rare type of cancer usually caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

  • What is vulval cancer?

    Find out about vulval cancer, a rare type of cancer sometimes caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndromes

    Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of rare inherited conditions that affect connective tissue.

  • What happens

    Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) involves taking a sample of cells from the tissue of the placenta (the 'chorionic villi').