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Anovariancystisafluidfilledsacwithintheovary.Oftenthey
causenosymptoms.Occasionallytheymayproducebloating,
lowerabdominalpain,orlowerbackpain.Ifthecysteither
breaksopenorcausestwistingoftheovaryseverepainmay
occur.Thismayresultinvomitingorfeelingfaint.Themajority
ofcystsare,however,harmless.[1]
Mostovariancystsarerelatedtoovulationbeingeitherfollicular
cystsorcorpusluteumcysts.Othertypesincludecystsdueto
endometriosis,dermoidcysts,andcystadenomas.Manysmall
cystsoccurinbothovariesinpolycysticovariansyndrome.
Pelvicinflammatorydiseasemayalsoresultincysts.Rarely
cystsmaybeaformofovariancancer.Diagnosisisundertaken
bypelvicexaminationwithanultrasoundorothertestingusedto
gatherfurtherdetails.[1]
Oftencystsaresimplyobservedovertime.Iftheycausepain,
medicationssuchasparacetamol(acetaminophen)oribuprofen
maybeused.Hormonalbirthcontrolmaybeusedtoprevent
furthercystsinthosewhoarefrequentlyaffected.[1]However,
evidencedoesnotsupportbirthcontrolasatreatmentofcurrent
cysts.[2]Iftheydonotgoawayafterseveralmonths,getlarger,
lookunusual,orcausepaintheymayberemovedbysurgery.[1]
Mostwomenofreproductiveagedevelopsmallcystseach
month.Largecyststhatcauseproblemsoccurinabout8%of
womenbeforemenopause.[1]Ovariancystsarepresentinabout
16%ofwomenaftermenopauseandifpresentaremorelikelyto
becancer.[1][3]
Contents
1 Signsandsymptoms
1.1 Cystrupture
1.2 Ovariantorsion
2 Diagnosis
2.1 Ultrasound
2.2 Scoringsystems
2.3 Functional
2.4 Nonfunctional
2.5 Associatedmedicalconditions
2.6 Riskofcancer
3 Treatment
3.1 Pain
3.2 Surgery
4 Frequency
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Ovariancyst
Asimpleovariancystofmostlikelyfollicular
origin
Classificationandexternalresources
Specialty
Gynecology
ICD10
N83.0(http://apps.who.int/classificati
ons/icd10/browse/2016/en#/N83.0)
N83.2(http://apps.who.int/classificati
ons/icd10/browse/2016/en#/N83.2)
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dlineplus/ency/article/001504.htm)
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MeSH
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4 Frequency
5 References
6 Externallinks
Signsandsymptoms
Someorallofthefollowingsymptomsmaybepresent,thoughitispossiblenottoexperienceanysymptoms:[4]
Abdominalpain.Dullachingpainwithintheabdomenorpelvis,especiallyduringintercourse.
Uterinebleeding.Painduringorshortlyafterbeginningorendofmenstrualperiodirregularperiods,or
abnormaluterinebleedingorspotting.
Fullness,heaviness,pressure,swelling,orbloatingintheabdomen.
Whenacystrupturesfromtheovary,theremaybesuddenandsharppaininthelowerabdomenononeside.
Changeinfrequencyoreaseofurination(suchasinabilitytofullyemptythebladder),ordifficultywith
bowelmovementsduetopressureonadjacentpelvicanatomy.
Constitutionalsymptomssuchasfatigue,headaches
Nauseaorvomiting
Weightgain
Othersymptomsmaydependonthecauseofthecysts:[4]
Symptomsthatmayoccurifthecauseofthecystsispolycysticovariansyndrome(PCOS)mayinclude
increasedfacialhairorbodyhair,acne,obesityandinfertility.
Ifthecauseisendometriosis,thenperiodsmaybeheavy,andintercoursepainful.
TheeffectofcystsnotrelatedtoPCOSonfertilityisunclear.[5]
Cystrupture
Arupturedovariancystisusuallyselflimiting,andonlyrequireskeepinganeyeonthesituationandpain
medications.Themainsymptomisabdominalpain,buttheycanalsobeasymptomatic.Thepainmaylastfroma
fewdaystoseveralweeks.[6]Ruptureoflargeovariancystscancausebleedinginsidetheabdominalcavityandin
somecasesshock.
Ovariantorsion
Ovariancystsincreasetheriskforovariantorsion,cystslargerthan4cmareassociatedwithapproximately17%
risk.Thetorsioncancauseobstructionofbloodflowandleadtoinfarction.[7]
Diagnosis
Ovariancystsareusuallydiagnosedbyeitherultrasound,CTscanorMRI,andcorrelatedwithclinical
presentationandendocrinologictestsasappropriate.
Ultrasound
Followupimaginginwomenofreproductiveageforincidentallydiscoveredsimplecystsonultrasoundisnot
neededuntil5cm,astheseareusuallynormalovarianfollicles.Forsimplecystsgreaterthan5cmbutlessthan
7cminpremenopausalfemales,cystsshouldbefollowedyearly.Forsimplecystsgreaterthan7cm,further
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imagingwithMRIorsurgicalassessmentismandatedas,becauseoftheir
largesize,thesecystscannotbereliablyassessedbyultrasoundalone.The
primaryconcernforlargercystsisthepotentialfornonvisualizationofsoft
tissuenodularityorthickenedseptationattheirposteriorwallduetolimited
penetranceoftheultrasoundbeam.Forthecorpusluteum,adominant
ovulatingfolliclethattypicallyappearsasacystwithcircumferentially
thickenedwallsandcrenulatedinnermargins,followupisnotneededifthe
cystislessthan3cmindiameter.Inpostmenopausalpatients,anysimple
cystgreaterthan1cmbutlessthan7cmneedsyearlyfollowup,while
thosegreaterthan7cmneedMRIorsurgicalevaluation,similarto
reproductiveagefemales.[8]
A2cmleftovariancystasseenon
ultrasound
Forincidentallydiscovereddermoids,diagnosedonultrasoundbytheir
pathognomonicechogenicfat,eithersurgicalremovaloryearlyfollowupis
indicated,regardlessofpatientage.Forperitonealinclusioncysts,which
haveacrumpledtissuepaperappearanceandtendtofollowthecontourof
adjacentorgans,followupisbasedonclinicalhistory.Hydrosalpinx,or
fallopiantubedilation,canbemistakenforanovariancystduetoits
anechoicappearance.Followupforthisisalsobasedonclinical
presentation.[8]
Formultiloculatecystswiththinseptationlessthan3mm,surgical
evaluationisrecommended.Thepresenceofmultiloculationsuggestsa
neoplasm,althoughthethinseptationimpliesthattheneoplasmisbenign.
Foranythickenedseptation,nodularity,orvascularflowoncolordoppler
assessment,surgicalremovalshouldbeconsideredduetoconcernfor
malignancy.[8]
AnAxialCTdemonstratingalarge
hemorrhagicovariancyst.Thecystis
delineatedbytheyellowbarswith
bloodseenanteriorly.
Scoringsystems
Thereareseveralsystemstoassessriskofanovariancystofbeinganovariancancer,includingtheRMI(riskof
malignancyindex),LR2andSR(simplerules).Sensitivitiesandspecificitiesofthesesystemsaregivenintables
below:[9]
Scoringsystems
Premenopausal
Postmenopausal
RMII
44%
95%
79%
90%
LR2
85%
91%
94%
70%
SR
93%
83%
93%
76%
Ovariancystsmaybeclassifiedaccordingtowhethertheyareavariantofthenormalmenstrualcycle,referredto
asafunctionalorfollicularcyst.[4]
Ovariancystsareconsideredlargewhentheyareover5cmandgiantwhentheyareover15cm.Inchildren
ovariancystsreachingabovetheleveloftheumbilicusareconsideredgiant.
Functional
Functionalcystsformasanormalpartofthemenstrualcycle.Thereareseveraltypesofcysts:
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Follicularcyst,themostcommontypeofovariancyst.Inmenstruatingwomen,afolliclecontainingthe
ovum(unfertilizedegg)willruptureduringovulation.Ifthisdoesnotoccur,afollicularcystofmorethan
2.5cmdiametermayresult.[4]
Corpusluteumcystsappearafterovulation.Thecorpusluteumistheremnantofthefollicleaftertheovum
hasmovedtothefallopiantubes.Thisnormallydegradeswithin59days.Acorpusluteumthatismorethan
3cmisdefinedascystic.[4]
Thecaluteincystsoccurwithinthethecallayerofcellssurroundingdevelopingoocytes.Undertheinfluence
ofexcessivehCG,thecalcellsmayproliferateandbecomecystic.Thisisusuallyonbothovaries.[4]
Nonfunctional
Nonfunctionalcystsmayincludethefollowing:
Anovarywithmanycysts,whichmaybefoundinnormalwomen,or
withinthesettingofpolycysticovarysyndrome.
Cystscausedbyendometriosis,knownaschocolatecysts.
Hemorrhagicovariancyst
Dermoidcyst
Ovarianserouscystadenoma
Ovarianmucinouscystadenoma
Paraovariancyst
Cysticadenofibroma
Borderlinetumoralcysts
Associatedmedicalconditions
Injuvenilehypothyroidismmulticysticovariesarepresentinabout75%of
cases,whilelargeovariancystsandelevatedovariantumormarksareone
ofthesymptomsoftheVanWykandGrumbachsyndrome.[10]
Transvaginalultrasonographyofa
hemorrhagicovariancyst,probably
originatingfromacorpusluteum
cyst.Thecoagulatingbloodgivesthe
contentacobweblikeappearance.
TheCA125markerinchildrenandadolescentscanbefrequentlyelevated
eveninabsenceofmalignancyandconservativemanagementshouldbe
considered.
Polycysticovariansyndromeinvolvesthedevelopmentofmultiplesmall
cystsinbothovariesduetoanelevatedratioofleutenizinghormoneto
folliclestimulatinghormone,typicallymorethan25cystsineachovary,or
anovarianvolumeofgreaterthan10mL.[11]
Transvaginalultrasonography
showinga67x40mm
endometrioma,withasomewhat
grainycontent.
Largerbilateralcystscandevelopasaresultoffertilitytreatmentdueto
elevatedlevelsofHCG,ascanbeseenwiththeuseofclomifenefor
follicularinduction,inextremecasesresultinginaconditionknownas
ovarianhyperstimulationsyndrome.[12]Certainmalignanciescanmimicthe
effectsofclomifeneontheovaries,alsoduetoincreasedHCG,inparticulargestationaltrophoblasticdisease.
Ovarianhyperstimulationoccursmoreoftenwithinvasivemolesandchoriocarcinomathancompletemolar
pregnancies.[13]
Riskofcancer
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Awidelyrecognisedmethodofestimatingtheriskofmalignantovariancancerbasedoninitialworkupistherisk
ofmalignancyindex(RMI).[14]ItisrecommendedthatwomenwithanRMIscoreover200shouldbereferredtoa
centrewithexperienceinovariancancersurgery.[15]
TheRMIiscalculatedasfollows:[15]
RMI=ultrasoundscorexmenopausalscorexCA125levelinU/ml.
Therearetwomethodstodeterminetheultrasoundscoreandmenopausalscore,withtheresultantRMIbeing
calledRMI1andRMI2,respectively,dependingonwhatmethodisused:[15]
Feature
RMI1
RMI2
Ultrasoundabnormalities:
multilocularcyst
solidareas
bilaterallesions
ascites
intraabdominalmetastases
Menopausalscore
CA125
0=noabnormality
1=oneabnormality
3=twoormoreabnormalities
0=none
1=oneabnormality
4=twoormore
abnormalities
1=premenopausal
3=postmenopausal
1=premenopausal
4=postmenopausal
QuantityinU/ml
QuantityinU/ml
AnRMI2ofover200hasbeenestimatedtohaveasensitivityof74to80%,aspecificityof89to92%anda
positivepredictivevalueofaround80%ofovariancancer.[15]RMI2isregardedasmoresensitivethanRMI1.[15]
Treatment
Cystsassociatedwithhypothyroidismorotherendocrineproblemsaremanagedbytreatingtheunderlying
condition.
About95%ofovariancystsarebenign,notcancerous.[16]
Functionalcystsandhemorrhagicovariancystsusuallyresolvespontaneously.[17]Howeverthebiggeranovarian
cystis,thelesslikelyitistodisappearonitsown.[18]Treatmentmayberequiredifcystspersistoverseveral
months,groworcauseincreasingpain.[19]
Cyststhatpersistbeyondtwoorthreemenstrualcycles,oroccurinpostmenopausalwomen,mayindicatemore
seriousdiseaseandshouldbeinvestigatedthroughultrasonographyandlaparoscopy,especiallyincaseswhere
familymembershavehadovariancancer.Suchcystsmayrequiresurgicalbiopsy.Additionally,abloodtestmay
betakenbeforesurgerytocheckforelevatedCA125,atumourmarker,whichisoftenfoundinincreasedlevelsin
ovariancancer,althoughitcanalsobeelevatedbyotherconditionsresultinginalargenumberoffalse
positives.[20]
Pain
Painassociatedwithovariancystsmaybetreatedinseveralways:
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Painrelieverssuchasacetaminophen,nonsteroidalantiinflammatorydrugs,[1]oropioids.
Whilehormonalbirthcontrolpreventsthedevelopmentofnewcystsinthosewhofrequentlygetthem,[1]it
isnotusefulforthetreatmentofcurrentcysts.[2]
Surgery
Althoughmostcasesofovariancystsinvolvemonitoring,somecasesrequiresurgery.[21]Thismayinvolve
removingthecyst,oroneorbothovaries.[22]Techniqueistypicallylaparoscopic,unlessthecystisparticularly
large,orifpreoperativeimagingsuggestsmalignancyorcomplexanatomy.[23]Incertainsituations,thecystis
entirelyremoved,whilewithcystswithlowrecurrencerisk,youngerpatients,orwhichareinanatomically
eloquentareasofthepelvis,theycanbedrained.[24][25]Featuresthatmayindicatetheneedforsurgeryinclude:[26]
Persistentcomplexovariancysts
Persistentcyststhatarecausingsymptoms
Complexovariancystslargerthan5cm
Simpleovariancystslarger10centimetersorlargerthan5cminpostmenopausalpatients
Womenwhoaremenopausalorperimenopausal
Frequency
Mostwomenofreproductiveagedevelopsmallcystseachmonth.Largecyststhatcauseproblemsoccurinabout
8%ofwomenbeforemenopause.[1]Ovariancystsarepresentinabout16%ofwomenaftermenopauseandif
presentaremorelikelytobecancer.[1][3]
Benignovariancystsarecommoninasymptomaticpremenarchalgirlsandfoundinapproximately68%ofovaries
ofgirls212yearsoldandin84%ofovariesofgirls02yearsold.Mostofthemaresmallerthan9mmwhile
about1020%arelargermacrocysts.Whilethesmallercystsmostlydisappearwithin6monthsthelargerones
appeartobemorepersistent.[27][28]
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