Ovarian mucinous cysts are common?

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1. What is an ovarian mucinous cyst?

Ovarian cyst is a fairly common disease in all types of ovarian tumors in general (accounting for about 80%), the disease is very common in women of childbearing age. The vast majority of ovarian cysts are benign, with only a small percentage of ovarian cysts progressing to cancer.
Ovarian cysts are classified into different types:
Functional cysts; Thyroid cyst; Physical cysts; Endometriosis cystic form. In particular, organic cysts are tumors with changes in the histology of the ovary, so this type of cyst is at risk of cancer. Physical cysts are divided into many different types:
Ovarian water cysts; Ovarian mucinous cyst; Ovarian dermoid cyst. Accordingly, ovarian mucinous cyst is a form of organic cyst in the ovary. This is a small tumor, the outside of the tumor is a fibrous organization surrounded by a shell, the shell of an ovarian mucinous cyst is thicker than a water cyst, but the blood vessels inside can still be seen. .
The outer shell of the ovarian mucinous cyst is white, the inner fluid is yellow.
The size of ovarian mucinous cysts can range from a few millimeters to several tens of centimeters, weighing from a few grams to several kilograms. The size and weight of ovarian mucinous cysts are different for each person, but if they grow in large quantities, it can cause dangerous consequences for women with this disease.

2. Signs suggestive of ovarian mucinous cyst disease

When no complications have occurred, ovarian cysts in general often have very vague symptoms. For ovarian mucinous cysts, each woman has different symptoms, but most often the following symptoms appear: white with bad smell, blood clots and dark color when menstruating; Pain during sex ; Abdominal pain: increasing frequency and duration as ovarian mucinous cysts grow to large size; Pelvic pain accompanied by lower back pain; Difficulty urinating, painful urination: when the size of the ovarian mucinous cysts is small, this sign is often unclear and easily confused with other diseases.

3. Are ovarian mucinous cysts common?

Ovarian mucinous cysts usually account for about 20% of tumors occurring in the ovary (20% of ovarian tumors are mucinous). Ovarian mucinous cysts are characterized by large tumors (possibly up to several tens of kilograms), which are easy to stick to surrounding tissues.
Ovarian mucinous cysts are divided into:
Benign mucinous adenomas (accounting for 80%); The tumor has a low malignant potential; Carcinoma (with histological malignancy). Ovarian mucinous cysts are usually seen in the 40-60 age group, can appear left ovarian mucinous cyst or right ovarian mucinous cyst, with the observed microstructure with the presence of exudative cells. mucus.
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4. Ovarian mucinous cysts need surgery or not?

It can be seen that the majority of ovarian mucinous tumors are benign (80%). However, complications of this pathology can cause serious consequences such as: the tumor grows rapidly, causing torsion of the cyst, rupture of the cyst, thereby affecting the internal organs (causing infection or necrosis of the ovary), It can even cause infertility.
The clinical reality of ovarian cyst pathology, for organic cysts, when detected, surgery should be performed as soon as possible to avoid possible dangerous complications.
Depending on the size, condition of the tumor and the patient's fertility aspirations, the doctor will choose to surgically remove the entire tumor and also the affected ovary (left ovarian mucinous cyst or mucinous cyst). right ovary) or just remove the tumor and leave the healthy ovary. However, removing the tumor may increase the risk of ovarian cyst recurrence.
More specifically, through the process of examining ovarian mucinous cysts, the doctor will determine the size and characteristics of the tumor, if the size is small, the patient only needs laparoscopy to remove the tumor, if the tumor is large in size. large, the doctor will advise the patient to have surgery.
For pregnant women with ovarian mucinous cysts during pregnancy in the 3rd to 6th month, surgery to remove the tumor will be indicated, if the tumor appears after the above time, the tumor will be removed at the same time. fetus is born.
In case of ovarian mucinous tumor that develops into malignancy, one or both ovaries may need to be removed. Ovarian mucinous cysts can still recur after treatment.
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