Summary Pathology of the Ovary

Pathology of Female
Genitalia: Ovary
Pathology of the fallopian tubes
usually affected by cysts



acute or chronic salpingitis - can cause scarring and lead
to ectopic gestation

ectopic gestation

paratubal cysts/hyatids of morgagni

endometriosis

tumours

adenomatoid tumours

primary and secondary adenocarcinoma




primary tumours of the fallopian tube are extremely
rare




OVARY

inflammation

non-neoplastic cysts

neoplasms - can be cystic or solid or mixed



Inflammation

primary inflammation is rare

usually secondary



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, tubo-ovarian abscess

appendicitis

diverticulitis



Cysts

Non-neoplastic cysts

follicular cysts - single or multiple

usually the epithelium is flat



polycystic ovarian syndrome (stein leventhal syndrome)

increased production of androgens which leads to persistent
anovulation and causes the development of follicular cysts




follicular cysts
follicular cysts




corpus luteum cysts

these can be quite large and there can be haemorrhage into
the cysts

usually innocuous




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