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Complex ovarian cyst

MedGen UID:
116024
•Concept ID:
C0237021
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Complex cyst of ovary; Complex Cyst of Ovary; Complex Cyst of the Ovary; Complex Cystic Neoplasm of Ovary; Complex Cystic Neoplasm of the Ovary; Complex Cystic Ovarian Neoplasm; Complex Cystic Ovarian Tumor; Complex Cystic Tumor of Ovary; Complex Cystic Tumor of the Ovary; Complex Ovarian Cyst
SNOMED CT: Complex ovarian cyst (421000119103); Complex cyst of ovary (421000119103)

Definition

A cystic lesion that arises from the ovary. It is characterized by the presence of cystic spaces that contain fluid and a solid tissue component. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVComplex ovarian cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The diagnosis and treatment of PCOS in adolescents: an update.
Witchel SF, Burghard AC, Tao RH, Oberfield SE
Curr Opin Pediatr 2019 Aug;31(4):562-569. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000778. PMID: 31299022
Polycystic ovary syndrome: definition, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Escobar-Morreale HF
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2018 May;14(5):270-284. Epub 2018 Mar 23 doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2018.24. PMID: 29569621
Diagnosis and Management of Adnexal Masses.
Biggs WS, Marks ST
Am Fam Physician 2016 Apr 15;93(8):676-81. PMID: 27175840

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Influence of ovarian cysts on ovarian reserve and fertility: A case-control study.
Bareghamyan H, Chopikyan A, Petrosyan M, Shahverdyan N, Harutyunyan A
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024 May;165(2):424-430. Epub 2023 Dec 7 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15284. PMID: 38059670
Managing Fetal Ovarian Cysts: Clinical Experience with a Rare Disorder.
Melinte-Popescu AS, Popa RF, Harabor V, Nechita A, Harabor A, Adam AM, Vasilache IA, Melinte-Popescu M, Vaduva C, Socolov D
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Apr 6;59(4) doi: 10.3390/medicina59040715. PMID: 37109673Free PMC Article
Ultrasonographic features associated with previous torsion and the impact of surgery in managing neonatal ovarian cysts: a 20-year single-centre retrospective study.
Tyraskis A, Davidson J, Billington J, Blackburn S, Curry J, Mullassery D, Giuliani S, Eaton S, Cross K, De Coppi P
Pediatr Surg Int 2023 Apr 24;39(1):185. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05458-2. PMID: 37095416Free PMC Article
The Role of Surgery in Antenatal Ovarian Torsion: Retrospective Evaluation of 28 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Toker Kurtmen B, Divarci E, Ergun O, Ozok G, Celik A
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2022 Feb;35(1):18-22. Epub 2021 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.08.007. PMID: 34454073
Complex fetal ovarian cysts cause problems even after regression.
Karakuş OZ, Ateş O, Hakgüder G, Olguner M, Akgür FM
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2014 Aug;24(4):337-40. Epub 2013 Jun 4 doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1348023. PMID: 23737131

Diagnosis

Managing Fetal Ovarian Cysts: Clinical Experience with a Rare Disorder.
Melinte-Popescu AS, Popa RF, Harabor V, Nechita A, Harabor A, Adam AM, Vasilache IA, Melinte-Popescu M, Vaduva C, Socolov D
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Apr 6;59(4) doi: 10.3390/medicina59040715. PMID: 37109673Free PMC Article
The Role of Surgery in Antenatal Ovarian Torsion: Retrospective Evaluation of 28 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Toker Kurtmen B, Divarci E, Ergun O, Ozok G, Celik A
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2022 Feb;35(1):18-22. Epub 2021 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.08.007. PMID: 34454073
Symptomatic Persistent Fetal Ovarian Cysts.
Souganidis E, Chen A, Friedlaender E
Pediatr Emerg Care 2021 Oct 1;37(10):e672-e674. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002209. PMID: 32796350
Prenatal and postnatal ultrasonographic findings of the torsioned ovarian cyst: a case report and brief literature review.
Ogul H, Havan N, Pirimoglu B, Guvendi B, Kisaoglu A, Kantarci M
Int Surg 2015 Mar;100(3):514-7. doi: 10.9738/INTSURG-D-14-00005.1. PMID: 25785337Free PMC Article
A complex ovarian cyst.
Bakkum JN
Obstet Gynecol 2006 Nov;108(5):1227-8, 1299. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000244099.25740.77. PMID: 17077247

Therapy

Endometriosis with FDG uptake on PET.
Jeffry L, Kerrou K, Camatte S, Metzger U, Lelièvre L, Talbot JN, Lecuru F
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2004 Dec 1;117(2):236-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.04.034. PMID: 15541863

Prognosis

Progress over 32 years of a survivor of giant exomphalos and outcome of pregnancy.
Beal S, Bhabra K
J Pediatr Surg 2007 Jun;42(6):E11-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.03.024. PMID: 17560188
Should we be examining the ovaries in pregnancy? Prevalence and natural history of adnexal pathology detected at first-trimester sonography.
Condous G, Khalid A, Okaro E, Bourne T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2004 Jul;24(1):62-6. doi: 10.1002/uog.1083. PMID: 15229918

Clinical prediction guides

Endometriosis with FDG uptake on PET.
Jeffry L, Kerrou K, Camatte S, Metzger U, Lelièvre L, Talbot JN, Lecuru F
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2004 Dec 1;117(2):236-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.04.034. PMID: 15541863

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