Endometrioma

Manfred Schwab
In: Encyclopedia of Cancer · 2015 · pp. 1 · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27841-9_1883-2 · W4251501255
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Endometrioma is a benign ovarian cyst containing endometrium-like cells, commonly called a chocolate cyst, with potential for malignancy and generally removed post-diagnosis.

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This encyclopedia entry defines an endometrioma as a benign ovarian cyst characterized by the presence of endometrium-like cells, commonly known as a chocolate cyst. The text notes that while the lesion is benign, it carries the potential for malignant transformation, which generally necessitates surgical removal following diagnosis. The paper provides a concise definition and clinical management guideline without detailing specific study populations or complex methodological frameworks. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically defining the pathological nature and standard surgical indication for endometriomas, which are ovarian manifestations of the disease.

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Definition A benign ovarian cyst containing endometrium-like cells. It is commonly referred to as a chocolate cyst. It has the potential to become malignant so it is generally removed after diagnosis. Cross-References See Also (2012) Endometrium. In: Schwab M (ed) Encyclopedia of cancer, 3rd edn. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, p 1239. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16483-5_1886 Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Editor information Editors and Affiliations Rights and permissions Copyright information © 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg About this entry Cite this entry Schwab, M. (2015). Endometrioma. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27841-9_1883-2 Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27841-9_1883-2 Received: Accepted: Published: Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg Online ISBN: 978-3-642-27841-9 eBook Packages: Living Reference Biomedicine and Life SciencesReference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences Keywords These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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