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  2. Ovarian cyst - Wikipedia

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    Usually good [1] Frequency. 8% symptomatic before menopause [1] An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac within the ovary. [1] They usually cause no symptoms, [1] but occasionally they may produce bloating, lower abdominal pain, or lower back pain. [1] The majority of cysts are harmless. [1][2] If the cyst either breaks open or causes twisting of ...

  3. Corpus luteum cyst - Wikipedia

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    A corpus luteum cyst does not often occur in women over the age of 50, because eggs are no longer being released after menopause. Corpus luteum cysts may contain blood and other fluids. The physical shape of a corpus luteum cyst may appear as an enlargement of the ovary itself, rather than a distinct mass-like growth on the surface of the ovary.

  4. Adnexal mass - Wikipedia

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    Benign or malignant; simple or complex. An adnexal mass is a lump in the tissue of the adnexa of the uterus (structures which are closely related structurally and functionally to the uterus, such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or any of the surrounding connective tissue). Adnexal masses can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous ...

  5. Endometrioma - Wikipedia

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    Endometrioma (also called chocolate cyst) is the presence of tissue similar to, but distinct from, the endometrium in and sometimes on the ovary. It is the most common form of endometriosis . [ 1 ] Endometrioma is found in 17–44% patients with endometriosis.

  6. Ovary - Wikipedia

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    FMA. 7209. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The ovary (from Latin ōvārium 'egg, nut') is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova; [1] when released, an ovum travels through the fallopian tube / oviduct into the uterus. There is an ovary on the left and the right side of the body.

  7. Ovarian cancer - Wikipedia

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    Deaths. 161,100 (2015) [9] Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor of an ovary. [10] It may originate from the ovary itself or more commonly from communicating nearby structures such as fallopian tubes or the inner lining of the abdomen. [3][11] The ovary is made up of three different cell types including epithelial cells, germ cells, and stromal ...

  8. Follicular cyst of ovary - Wikipedia

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    Pathophysiology. This type can form when ovulation doesn't occur, and a follicle doesn't rupture or release its egg but instead grows until it becomes a cyst, or when a mature follicle involutes (collapses on itself). It usually forms during ovulation, and can grow to about 7 cm in diameter. It is thin-walled, lined by one or more layers of ...

  9. Corpus luteum - Wikipedia

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    The corpus luteum (Latin for "yellow body"; pl.: corpora lutea) is a temporary endocrine structure in female ovaries involved in the production of relatively high levels of progesterone, and moderate levels of estradiol, and inhibin A. [1][2] It is the remains of the ovarian follicle that has released a mature ovum during a previous ovulation. [3]