Fig. 174.—Section, perpendicular to the long axis of the Fallopian tube, showing the relation of a parovarian cyst to the ovary, the tube, and the peritoneum of the broad ligament.
Cysts of the Parovarium.—Intra-ligamentous in development. Peritoneal investment which may be stripped off.
Ovary pushed aside, but shape not affected unless the cyst be very large.
Cyst unilocular.
Wall thin. Fluid contents watery, opalescent; specific gravity below 1010.
May or may not have papillomata in interior.
Tumor of very slow growth.
Usually unilateral.
Fallopian tube much elongated and stretched immediately over the surface of the cyst.