罗宾基础病理学ppt课件 注解-Ch22-Female.pptVIP

* Any EXTREMELY yellow cyst of a premenopausal ovary, is regarded as luteal in origin. Very common PRE-menopausal cyst * * Although the cortical area of the normal ovary contains cysts, i.e., various stages of follicular development, true PCOD (PolyCystic Ovarian Disease, or Stein-Leventhall) ovaries are BIGGER (2x) than normal premenopaosal ovaries and have “true” cysts, NON-ovulatory, NOT just stages of follicular development. Is a “cyst” a “tumor” (i.e. swelling) in the classical sense of the word, like a bump on the head. Is a cyst usually a true neoplasm? Ans: Of course not! * Always thi