Chocolate cysts
Chocolate cysts are a subgroup of endometriosis where fluid-filled cysts are formed within the ovaries.
Endometriosis is a disorder where endometrial tissue, grows outside the uterus and onto the #ovaries (most common site), fallopian tubes, and other areas of the reproductive tract.
This name is due to their brown, melted chocolate like appearence on Gross examination.
They’re also called ovarian endometriomas.
The color comes from old menstrual blood and tissue that fills the cavity of the cyst.
A chocolate cyst can affect one or both ovaries.
This will cause severe pain and sometimes infertility.
