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paratubal cysts
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paraovarian cysts
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Definition: Epithelium lined fluid filled cyst adjacent to fallopian tube. PTCs originate from the mesothelium and are presumed to be remnants of the Müllerian duct and Wolffian duct.
Paratubal cysts represent remnants of the paramesonephric or mesonephric duct, the former being more common. Most of them are asymptomatic, but they may rarely give rise to clinical problems due to enlargement or torsion.
Paratubal cysts represent remnants of the paramesonephric (mullerian cysts) or mesonephric duct (wolffian cysts), the former being more common.
Types
paratubal Müllerian cyst (paratubal paramesonephric cyst)
paratubal wolffian cysts (paratubal mesonephric duct)
paratubal endosalpingiosis
paratubal mesothelial cyst
paratubal simple cyst
Differential diagnosis
hydatid cysts of Morgagni, also hydatids of Morgagni or Morgagni’s cysts
benign neoplastic paraovarian cysts
- paraovarian cystadenoma / paratubal cystadenoma
- paraovarian cystadenofibroma / paratubal cystadenofibroma
See also
fallopian tubes
- tubal lesions
- tubal diseases
References
Paratubal cysts in young females as an incidental finding in laparotomies performed for right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Vlahakis-Miliaras E, Miliaras D, Koutsoumis G, Miliaras S, Spyridakis I, Papadopoulos MS. Pediatr Surg Int. 1998 Mar;13(2-3):141-2. PMID: 9563027