Co-existence of Endometriotic Cyst of the Ovary and Arias-Stella Reaction in a Non-Pregnant Woman: Report of a Rare Case
Published: March 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7357
Volga Harikrishnan, Muthuvel Esaki, Chitra Srinivasan, Parimala Arockiasamy, Shanthi Ethirajan
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India.
3. Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India.
4. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India.
5. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Volga Harikrishnan,
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Endometriosis is defined as presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. It can occur anywhere in the ovary. In the ovary it is usually presented as cyst, termed as endometriotic cyst or Chocolate cyst. Arias-Stella reaction is usually seen in gestational endometrium or in ectopic gestation site and rarely in non-pregnant uterus with hormonal intake. Co-existence of endometriosis and Arias-Stella reaction is very rare. We present a very rare case of endometriotic cyst of the ovary exhibiting Arias –Stella reaction which was seen in of non pregnant patient without any history of hormonal intake.
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