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Hi, thirstbuster. Welcome to the board!
Our dogs get cysts like these, though much smaller. The only thing we've found that works to reduce them in size and control the itching is an epsom salt bath. When they flare up and begin to ooze, I apply a solution of 1 Tablespoon of epsom salts mixed into a cup of warm water. You can dribble it on or saturate a paper towel. Once the area is wet, the fur and skin cleans up a little easier, and I try to get as much loose gunk off as possible. I usually try to keep the area saturated for 3 to 5 minutes a treatment.
We continue that once or twice a day until the cyst subsides some. And they do usually subside--Cass had a few that went away entirely, though most of them just get smaller and heal over, then recur later.
As I understand it, they can usually be removed surgically, too. Grace had a problematic one on her brow that we had removed last time she went in for a dental cleaning, but it's not usually enough of a problem to necessitate a dedicated surgery for removal--we just have them removed, if need be, when they go in for something else and need to be knocked out, anyway.
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