Ovarian cysts

Question 1

Ovarian cysts names

Answer 1

1) Follicular cyst
2) corpus luteum cyst
3) theca-lutein cyst
4) hemorrhagic cyst
5) dermoid cyst
6) endometrioid cyst

Question 2

Follicular cyst:

Answer 2

Distension of ruptured graafian follicle
Associated with hyperestrinism and endometrial hyperplasia.

Most common ovarian mass in young woman

Question 3

Corpus luteum cyst

Answer 3

Hemorrhage into persistent corpus luteum

Common regresses spontaneously

Question 4

Theca-lutein cyst

Answer 4

Often bilateral/multiple
Due to gonadotropin stimulation

Associated with choriocarcinoma and moles

Question 5

Hemorrhagic cyst

Answer 5

Blood vessel rupture in cyst wall,
Cyst grows with increased blood retention;
Usually self-resolves

Question 6

Dermoid cyst

Answer 6

Mature teratoma

Cystic growth filled with various types

Question 7

Endometrioid cyst

Answer 7

Endometriosis within ovary with cyst formation
Varies with menstrual cycle
“chocolate cyst”