Items tagged “ovary”
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Mature cystic ovarian teratoma
Ovarian dermoid cyst and mature cystic ovarian teratoma are terms often used interchangeably to refer to the most common ovarian neoplasm. These slow-growing tumors contain elements from multiple germ cell layers and can be assessed with ultrasound or MRI.
Terminology
Although they have very ...
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Ovary
The ovaries (TA: ovarium 9) are paired female gonads of the reproductive and endocrine systems. They lie within the ovarian fossa on the posterior wall of the true pelvis and form part of the adnexa.
Gross anatomy
The ovaries are firm and ovoid in shape and measure approximately 1.5-3.0 cm × ...
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), recently referred also as hyperandrogenic anovulation, is a chronic anovulation syndrome associated with androgen excess.
The Rotterdam criteria is used to make the diagnosis of PCOS and require any two of the following three criteria for the diagnosis, as w...
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Mucinous ovarian cystadenoma
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12 Nov 2009
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Serous cystadenoma of the ovary
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17 Jan 2010
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Ruptured ovarian teratoma
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25 Feb 2010
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Mature cystic teratoma of the ovary (gross pathology)
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25 Mar 2010
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Immature ovarian teratoma
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25 Mar 2010
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Mature ovarian teratoma
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25 Mar 2010
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Ovarian vein thrombosis
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17 Apr 2010
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Squamous cell carcinoma (ovary)
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the ovary is extremely rare and usually arises in a mature cystic ovarian teratoma 2. As only parts of the lesion are composed of malignant tissue, it is difficult to diagnose malignant transformation of a teratoma preoperatively, unless invasion into adjacent st...
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Ovarian torsion with dermoid cyst
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28 Apr 2010
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Ovarian torsion with twisted pedicle
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01 May 2010
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Ovarian dermoid
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28 May 2010
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Ovarian dermoid
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28 May 2010
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Krukenberg tumor
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28 May 2010
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Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma
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24 Jun 2010
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Tubo-ovarian abscess
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29 Sep 2010
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Ovarian transposition
Ovarian transposition is a surgical procedure in which the ovaries are displaced from the pelvis before pelvic radiation therapy in order to protect them from radiation injury.
It is performed in premenopausal women with a variety of pelvic malignancies (e.g cervical cancer, rectal cancer, and ...
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Cystadenoma of the ovary
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10 Jan 2011
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