Peritoneal inclusion cyst

Kim JS, Lee HJ, Woo SK et al (1997) Peritoneal inclusion cysts and their relationship to the ovaries. Evaluation with sonography. Radiology 204 481-484... 

Benign Adnexal Lesions 212 Non-neoplastic Lesions of the Ovaries and Adnexa 212 Physiologic Ovarian Cysts 212 Paraovarian Cysts 214 Peritoneal Inclusion Cysts 215 Theca Lutein Cysts 216 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 216 Benign Neoplastic Lesions of the Ovaries 219 Cystadenoma 219 Cystadenofibroma 221 Benign Teratoma 221 Benign Sex Cord Stromal Tumors... 

Peritoneal inclusion cysts (pseudocysts) are acciunu-lations of fluid produced by the ovaries that become entrapped by peritoneal adhesions. These lesions are typically encountered in patients with previous surgery, endometriosis, or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). They are of variable size and tend to adhere to adjacent structures. Pseudocysts have an irregular shape because the outer surface is not a true wall but... 

Septations within a peritoneal inclusion cyst, the murally located ovary mimicking a solid component within a cystic mass, and distortion of pelvic anatomy... 

Fig. 9.21. Peritoneal inclusion cyst. In a 33-year-old woman with a history of several previous pelvic surgeries, a cystic lesion of the right adnexa was found at sonography. CT demonstrates a cystic lesion with thin enhancing walls and a solid ovoid structure (arrow) at its posterior wall. Surgery revealed an inclusion cyst, the solid structure presented the normal ovary...

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