II. Background
- Seen early in pregnancy and resolves by mid-pregnancy
- Result from failed Ovulation
III. Symptoms
- Asymptomatic in many cases
- Acute Pelvic Pain occurs in Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst
IV. Radiology: Ultrasound findings
- Size: 3-8 cm in diameter
- Thin-walled, anechoic cyst
- Round or oval
V. Course
- Immature follicle contains unresorbed fluid
- With Ovulation, cyst-lining granulosa cells luteinize
- Follicular cyst transitions to corpus luteum
- Corpus luteum grows >2.5 cm, forms Corpus Luteal Cyst
VI. References
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 620.0 |
| ICD10 | N83.0 |
| SnomedCT | 155997001, 2615004 |
| Dutch | folliculaire ovariaalcyste, Graafse follikel; cyste, cyste; Graafse follikel, Folliculaire ovariumcyste |
| French | Kyste folliculaire de l'ovaire |
| German | Follikelzyste des Eierstocks, Follikelzyste des Ovars |
| Portuguese | Quisto folicular do ovário |
| Spanish | Quiste folicular de ovario, enfermedad quística folicular del ovario, quiste folicular del ovario (trastorno), quiste folicular del ovario, quiste folicular de ovario (trastorno), quiste folicular de ovario, quiste del folículo de De Graaf |
| Japanese | 卵巣の卵胞嚢胞, ﾗﾝｿｳﾉﾗﾝﾎﾟｳﾉｳﾎｳ |
| Italian | Cisti follicolare dell'ovaio |
| English | follicular cyst of ovary, follicular ovarian cyst, follicular cyst of ovary (diagnosis), follicular ovary cyst, Cyst;follicular;ovary, cysts follicular ovaries, cyst follicular ovary, ovary follicular cyst, cysts follicular ovarian, Follicular cyst of ovary, Cyst of graafian follicle, Follicular cystic ovary disease, Graafian follicle cyst, Follicular cyst of ovary (disorder), cyst; graafian follicle, graafian follicle; cyst, Follicular Cyst of Ovary, Solitary Follicle Cyst of Ovary, Solitary Follicle Cyst, Solitary Follicular Cyst of Ovary, ovarian follicular cyst |
| Czech | Folikulární cysta vaječníku |
| Korean | 난소의 난포 낭 |
| Hungarian | petefészek follicularis cystája |
