Endometrioma

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endometrioma /en·do·me·tri·o·ma/ (-me″tre-o´mah) a solitary non-neoplastic mass containing endometrial tissue.

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A circumscribed mass of endometrial tissue occurring outside the uterus in endometriosis.

Chocolate Cyst

A periadnexal or ovarian cyst filled with thick, inspissated, old and unclotted blood, grossly simulating chocolate, seen in endometriosis

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chocolate cyst			Drainage and cauterisation of the endometrioma is not recommended owing to the high recurrence rate associated with this procedure. The optimal management of endometriosis remains controversial by Matebese, N.T. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD 5 cm and probably due to a hemorrhagic cyst, endometrioma, or malignancy. Wrong ovary removed: summary judgment v. patient by Tammelleo, A. David / Hospital Law's Regan Report Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst and endometrioma With its high contrast resolution and its tissue characterization capabilities, MRI is a valuable tool for the characterization of echogenic adnexal masses detected by ultrasound. Imaging the female pelvis: when should MRI be considered? by Hubert, Jennifer; Bergin, Diane / Applied Radiology			Endolimax endolith endolymph endolymphatic endolymphatic appendage endolymphatic duct endolymphatic hydrops endolymphatic sac endolymphatic sac decompression endolysin endomastoiditis endometrial endometrial aspiration endometrial biopsy endometrial cancer endometrial curettage endometrial cyst endometrial hyperplasia Endometrial implants endometrial polyp Endometrial polyps endometrial stromal sarcoma endometrioid endometrioid carcinoma endometrioid tumor Endometrioma endometriosis endometriosis interna endometritis endometrium endomitosis endomorph endomorphy Endomycetales endomyocardial endomyocardial biopsy endomyocardial fibrosis endomyocarditis endomyometritis endomysium endoneurial nerve sheath endoneuritis endoneurium endonuclease endoparasite endopathy Endopearl endopelvic endopeptidase endopericarditis endoperimyocarditis			Endometrial Laser Intrauterine Thermal Therapy Endometrial lining Endometrial lining Endometrial lining Endometrial neoplasms Endometrial neoplasms Endometrial polyp Endometrial polyp Endometrial polyps endometrial regeneration endometrial regeneration Endometrial Specific Steroid Binding Factor Endometrial Stromal Cell endometrial stromal sarcoma endometrial stromal sarcoma endometrial stromal sarcoma endometrial stromal sarcoma Endometrial stromal tumors endometrioid endometrioid adenocarcinoma endometrioid adenocarcinoma endometrioid adenocarcinoma Endometrioid adenoma endometrioid carcinoma endometrioid carcinoma endometrioid carcinoma Endometrioid Ovarian Cancer endometrioid tumor Endometrioid Tumor of Low Malignant Potential Endometrioid tumour Endometrioma endometriosis endometriosis endometriosis endometriosis Endometriosis Association endometriosis externa endometriosis externa endometriosis externa endometriosis interna endometriosis interna endometriosis interna Endometriosis Research Center Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Carcinoma endometritis endometritis endometritis endometrium endometrium endometrium endometriums endometriums endometriums endomitosis endomitosis endomitosis endomitotic endomitotic endomitotic endomixis endomorph

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