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androgen
substance that stimulates the development of male characteristics, such as the hormones testosterone and androsterone
corpus luteum cyst
a small endocrine structure that develops within a ruptured ovarian follicle and secretes progesterone ans estrogen
cystadenocarcinoma
a malignant tumor that forms cysts
cystadenoma
a b9 adenoma containing cysts
dermoid tumor
b9 tumor comprised of hair, muscle, teeth and fat
endometriosis
a condition that occurs when funtioning endometrial tissue invades other sites outside the uterus
estrogen
female hormone prodiced by the ovary
follicular cyst
b9 cyst within the ovary that may occur and disappear on a cyclic basis
functional cyst
results from the normal function of the ovary
Meig's syndrome
b9 tumor of the ovary associated with ascites and plueral effusion
musinous cystadenocarcinoma
malignant tumor of the ovary with multilocular cysts
mucinous cystadenoma
b9 tumor of the ovary that contains thin walled multilocular cysts
ovarian carcinoma
malignant tumor of the ovary that may spread beyond the ovary and metastasize to other organs via the peritoneal channels
ovarian torsion
partial or complete rotation of the ovarian pedicle on its axis
paraovarian cyst
cystic structure that lies adjacent to the ovary
polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos)
endocrine disorder associated with chronic anovulation
pulsatility index (pi)
peak-systolic velocity minus end-distolic velocity devided by the mean velocity
resistive index (ri)
peak systolic velocity minus the ind diastolic velocity divided by the peak systolic velocity
serous cystadenocarcinoma
most common type of ovarian carcinoma may be bilateral with multilocular cysts
serous cystadenoma
second most common b9 tumor of the ovary, unilocular of multilocular
simple ovarian cyst
smooth well defined cystic structure that is fulled completely with fluid
surface epithelieal stromal tumors
gynecologic tumors that arise from the surface epithelium and cover the ocary ans the underlying stroma
theca lutein cysts
multilocular cysts that occur in patients with hyperstimulation (hydatidiform mole and inferitility patients)
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Updated
2010-08-26T02:55:34Z
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