paratubal cysts

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