Endometriosis of the ovary

Luciano G. Nardo; Ioannis Gryparis; Sree Durga Patchava

doi:10.1017/cbo9781139003254.013

Endometriosis of the ovary

Luciano G. Nardo, Ioannis Gryparis, Sree Durga Patchava

In: Altchek's Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders · 2013 · pp. 189–198 · doi:10.1017/cbo9781139003254.013 · W2483659440

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This paper describes the characteristics and findings related to ovarian endometriosis, a condition involving endometrial tissue growth within the ovary.

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This source is a book chapter titled “Endometriosis of the ovary” within Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders, presented as a clinical/pathology-focused overview of ovarian endometriosis (pp. 189–198) in a broader text covering ovarian tumors, diagnostics, imaging, and related reproductive/endocrine topics. The provided content does not include the chapter’s actual findings or methods, so the specific key results and any limitations stated in the chapter cannot be extracted from the text shown. Overall, it functions as a reference chapter rather than a standalone study. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it is explicitly focused on endometriosis of the ovary within a clinical management textbook.

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- Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders - Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders - Copyright page - Contents - Contributors - Preface - Chapter 1 The normal human ovary part I: reproductive and endocrine functions - Chapter 2 The normal human ovary part II: how steroid hormones work - Chapter 3 Gonadal dysgenesis: ovarian function and reproductive health in Turner syndrome - Chapter 4 Pathology of benign and malignant ovarian epithelial tumors - Chapter 5 Ovarian tumors of borderline malignancy - Chapter 6 Precursors of ovarian epithelial tumors - Chapter 7 Peritoneal and tubal serous carcinoma - Chapter 8 Pathology of ovarian germ cell tumors - Chapter 9 Metastatic ovarian tumors - Chapter 10 Genetic etiology of sporadic ovarian cancer - Chapter 11 Chronic anovulation and the polycystic ovary syndrome - Chapter 12 Endometriosis of the ovary - Chapter 13 New advances and new horizons in assisted reproduction - Chapter 14 Endometriosis and ovarian cancer - Chapter 15 Laparoscopic surgery of the benign ovary and new laparoscopic developments - Chapter 16 Ultrasound, MRI, CT, and PET imaging of ovarian cancer - Chapter 17 Ovarian cysts and tumors of the fetus, child, adolescent, and young adult - Chapter 18 Should the ovaries be removed during a hysterectomy? - Chapter 19 The aging ovary - Chapter 20 Menopause - Chapter 21 Clues to ovarian tumors: new concepts of symptoms, signs, syndromes, and paraneoplastic syndromes - Chapter 22 When is ovarian carcinoma discovered in stage I? - Chapter 23 Early detection of ovarian cancer - Chapter 24 Laparoscopic evaluation and management of adnexal masses and ovarian cancer - Chapter 25 Ovarian cancer: the initial laparotomy - Chapter 26 Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer - Chapter 27 Intra-peritoneal chemotherapy - Chapter 28 Malignant germ cell tumors and sex cord-stromal tumors in adults and children - Chapter 29 Palliative care of ovarian cancer - Index Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2013 Book contents - Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders - Altchek’s Diagnosis and Management of Ovarian Disorders - Copyright page - Contents - Contributors - Preface - Chapter 1 The normal human ovary part I: reproductive and endocrine functions - Chapter 2 The normal human ovary part II: how steroid hormones work - Chapter 3 Gonadal dysgenesis: ovarian function and reproductive health in Turner syndrome - Chapter 4 Pathology of benign and malignant ovarian epithelial tumors - Chapter 5 Ovarian tumors of borderline malignancy - Chapter 6 Precursors of ovarian epithelial tumors - Chapter 7 Peritoneal and tubal serous carcinoma - Chapter 8 Pathology of ovarian germ cell tumors - Chapter 9 Metastatic ovarian tumors - Chapter 10 Genetic etiology of sporadic ovarian cancer - Chapter 11 Chronic anovulation and the polycystic ovary syndrome - Chapter 12 Endometriosis of the ovary - Chapter 13 New advances and new horizons in assisted reproduction - Chapter 14 Endometriosis and ovarian cancer - Chapter 15 Laparoscopic surgery of the benign ovary and new laparoscopic developments - Chapter 16 Ultrasound, MRI, CT, and PET imaging of ovarian cancer - Chapter 17 Ovarian cysts and tumors of the fetus, child, adolescent, and young adult - Chapter 18 Should the ovaries be removed during a hysterectomy? - Chapter 19 The aging ovary - Chapter 20 Menopause - Chapter 21 Clues to ovarian tumors: new concepts of symptoms, signs, syndromes, and paraneoplastic syndromes - Chapter 22 When is ovarian carcinoma discovered in stage I? - Chapter 23 Early detection of ovarian cancer - Chapter 24 Laparoscopic evaluation and management of adnexal masses and ovarian cancer - Chapter 25 Ovarian cancer: the initial laparotomy - Chapter 26 Chemotherapy of ovarian cancer - Chapter 27 Intra-peritoneal chemotherapy - Chapter 28 Malignant germ cell tumors and sex cord-stromal tumors in adults and children - Chapter 29 Palliative care of ovarian cancer - Index A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. 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[4] Effect of prolonged gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy on the outcome of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer in patients with endometriosis via openalex

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