Ovarian Cysts

Question 1

Follicular Cyst

Answer 1

Distention of unruptured graafian follicle. May be associated with hyperestrogenism and endometrial hyperplasia. Most common ovarian mass in young women.

Question 2

Corpus luteum cyst

Answer 2

Hemorrhage into persisten corpus luteum. Commonly regress spontaneously.

Question 3

Theca-Lutein Cyst

Answer 3

often Bilateral/Multpile. Due to gonadotropin stimulation. Associated with choricarcinoma and moles

Question 4

Hemorrhagic cyst

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Dermoid cyst

Answer 5

Mature Teratoma. Cystic growth filled with various types of tissue such as fat, hair, teeth, bits of bone, and cartilage

Question 6

Endometrioid cyts

Answer 6

Endometriosis within ovary with cyst formation. Varies with menstrual cycle. When filled with dark, reddish brown blood it is called a chocolate cyst