Image Question-21
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What is your diagnosis?
What is the diagnosis?
A. Cholesteatoma
B. Cholesterolosis
C. Endometrioma
D. Submucosal fibroid
Image courtesy of: Dr. Bulent Celasun, Ankara, Turkey.
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Endometriomas
Why called as -chocolate cysts?
Chocolate-like appearance is due to – fluid inside the cysts is – thick, dark and old blood
Most common form of endometriosis
Is there risk of ovarian cancer?
Can increase the risk of ovarian cancer in reproductive women
What are the secretions produced?
Produce estrogen, cytokines, interleukins, and other inflammatory substances
