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Ovarian Follicular Cyst
Aka: Ovarian Follicular Cyst, Follicular Cyst of Ovary
- See Also
- Adnexal Mass
- Ovarian Mass
- Background
- Seen early in pregnancy and resolves by mid-pregnancy
- Result from failed Ovulation
- Symptoms
- Asymptomatic in many cases
- Acute Pelvic Pain occurs in Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst
- Radiology: Ultrasound findings
- Size: 3-8 cm in diameter
- Thin-walled, anechoic cyst
- Round or oval
- 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
- References
- Webb (2004) Radiol Clin North Am 42(2):329 [PubMed]