Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Carcinomas

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Endometrioma of the left ovary. Endometrioma typically contain brown viscous content resembling to melted chocolate, reason why they are sometimes also called “chocolate cysts”. The surgical treatment of choice consists in the laparoscopic excision or fenestration and laser therapy of the cyst with preservation of the ovary.

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Contributor:

Stergios Boussios

Update Date:

07 Oct 2023

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Subject:

Oncology

Keywords

ovarian cancerendometriosis

Boussios, S. Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Carcinomas. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/image/158 (accessed on 18 June 2025).

Boussios S. Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Carcinomas. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/158. Published Oct 07, 2023. Accessed 18 June, 2025.

Boussios, Stergios. Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Carcinomas. 2023. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/158.

Boussios, S. (2023). Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Carcinomas. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/158

Boussios, Stergios. "Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Carcinomas." Encyclopedia, 2023, https://encyclopedia.pub/image/158. Accessed 18 June, 2025.