Ceroid granulomas in a tubo-ovarian cyst.
We have described a previously unreported lesion--ceroid granulomas in a tubo-ovarian cyst. We postulate that the ceroid granules in the histiocytes are derived from lipids within the foamy histiocytes which are often associated with tubo-ovarian abscesses.
D000328:Adult; D002566:Ceroid / Q000378:metabolism; D003560:Cysts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D010860:Pigments, Biological
D002566:Ceroid; D010860:Pigments, Biological