title: The significance of the postmenopausal simple adnexal cyst.
abstract: In order to help clarify the clinical problem of the postmenopausal woman with an adnexal cyst, 13 patients with sonographically detected relatively simple adnexal cysts were reviewed. Only one patient had a "borderline" malignancy; the remaining cysts were all benign. The 8 per cent malignancy rate in this small series suggests that the simple postmenopausal adnexal cyst may not necessarily be an ominous finding.
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003537:Cystadenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography