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Cortical Inclusion Cysts
D efinition — Ovarian cortical inclusion cysts (CICs) lined by either mesothelium (ovarian surface epithelium [OSE]) or müllerian epithelium.
Clinical Features
Epidemiology
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Very common.
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Found in the majority of ovaries in postmenopausal women.
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Associated with increasing age.
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Most plausible origin is entrapped tubal epithelium or shed cells from the fimbria. Another proposed mechanism is transdifferentiation of OSE.
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