title: Co-existence of Endometriotic Cyst of the Ovary and Arias-Stella Reaction in a Non-Pregnant Woman: Report of a Rare Case.
abstract: Endometriosis is defined as presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. It can occur anywhere in the ovary. In the ovary it is usually presented as cyst, termed as endometriotic cyst or Chocolate cyst. Arias-Stella reaction is usually seen in gestational endometrium or in ectopic gestation site and rarely in non-pregnant uterus with hormonal intake. Co-existence of endometriosis and Arias-Stella reaction is very rare. We present a very rare case of endometriotic cyst of the ovary exhibiting Arias -Stella reaction which was seen in of non pregnant patient without any history of hormonal intake.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College , Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Volga
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Harikrishnan
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College , Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Muthuvel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esaki
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College , Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Chitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saveetha Medical College , Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Parimala
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arockiasamy
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saveetha Medical College , Thandalam, Tamilnadu, India .
authors.forename: Shanthi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ethirajan
keywords: HCG; Hemosiderin laden macrophages; Oligomenorrhoea