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Park, Kim, Lee, Lee, and Chung: Ovarian Rete Cyst in a Post-menopausal Woman: A Case Report
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The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause

The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause 2012; 18(1): 67-69.

Published online: 30 April 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6118/jksm.2012.18.1.67

Ovarian Rete Cyst in a Post-menopausal Woman: A Case Report

Junsik Park, M.D., Tae-Hee Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Hae-Hyeog Lee, M.D., Ph.D., WooSeok Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Soo-Ho Chung, M.D.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.

Address for Correspondence: Tea-Hee Kim, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Collegeof Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Buchen Hospital, 1174 Jung-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon 420-020, Korea. Tel: +82-32-621-5055, Fax: +82-32-621-5015, heeobgy@schmc.ac.kr

Received 5 March 2012       Revised 15 March 2012       Accepted 15 March 2012

Copyright © 2012 by The Korean Society of Menopause

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Abstract

The term rete ovarian cyst has been used mostly in animal pathology. Cysts of the ovarian hilus have been reported in experimental animals, but have not received attention in human beings. In the literature review, most women with these cysts were postmenopausal and the cysts were not malignancy. But, there have been some reports of hormonal imbalance associated with these cysts. This article reports the clinicopatholgical findings of a case of ovarian rete cyst in postmenopausal woman with some literature review.

Keywords: Ovarian cysts, Ovary, Postmenopause

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Fig. 1
Pelviscopic findings. (A) Pelviscopy reveals left ovarian cyst and right ovarian follicle. (B) Pelviscopic view of post bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy state.
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