Q. I have a friend who has asked me to search the Internet for information about "penal or penel cysts," located in the brain or head area. I have had no luck. Could you help? -- R.M., Middletown ...

A 20 month old Texas girl got a life changing surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. Giuliana Fernandez had a pineal cyst removed from her brain. She's the youngest person to ever ...

Social media has also led patients directly to Dr. Kim, who estimates 80 percent of his patients for pineal cysts come from social media. R.J. Kahaunaele is among those patients.

Giuliana Fernandez, the 20-month-old Texas child who recently had a brain cyst removed at the Medical University of South Carolina, was released from the hospital today. Caption: Young girl ...

But doctors aren’t convinced the pineal cyst is the root cause of Hannen’s health issues. “I had a doctor at OHSU tell me he would bet a Coke that the cyst wasn’t the problem,” Hannen said.