Change: If large enough, these masses can be found during an examination or identified on ultrasound. The most troublesome aspect of endometriomas from a diagnostic standpoint   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 515)

Change: indistinguishable clinically from a pelvic abscess or appendicitis. Treatment is surgery to remove the necrotic adnexa. Mortality rates from this condition (without surgery) are in the range of 20% due tometabolicto metabolic acidosis resulting from the tissue necrosis Torsioned Ovarian Cyst   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 447)

Change: zzPatients with adnexal masses may present with pain, bleeding, or other troublesome symptom. Most of these masses will be benign and largely self-resolving, while a few are dangerous or life-threatening. Simple Ovarian Cysts An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac arising   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 446)

Change: If the cyst is small, its' rupture usually occurs unnoticed. If large, or if there is associated bleeding from the torn edges of the cyst,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 529)

Change: a fluid-filled sac arising from the ovary. Ovarian cysts can be broadly categorized as having two origins: physiologic cysts as a consequence of ovulation (or atttempted ovulation), and neoplastic cysts. Of the determinetwo, whichovulation-related cysts are by far the more commonFunctional cysts are common   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 144)

Change: Adnexal masses may be encountered during a routine examination of an asymptomatic patient. They may be found while evaluating a patient with pain, bleeding, or other troublesome symptom. Most of these masses will be benign and largely self-resolving, while a few will prove dangerous or life-threatetening. The challenge,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 58)