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    Endometrial cysts, also known as chocolate cysts, form as a result of endometriosis where endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus. Through successive menstrual cycles, this misplaced tissue bleeds and forms cysts that can grow as large as a grapefruit over time. Cystadenomas are ovarian neoplasms or new abnormal growths that develop from ovarian tissue and come in two types - serous cystadenomas filled with thin watery fluid up to 6 inches wide, and mucinous cystadenomas filled with thick gelatinous material measuring between 6 to 12 inches wide, though some rare cases have been over 40 inches wide.

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    Endometrial cysts, also known as chocolate cysts, form as a result of endometriosis where endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus. Through successive menstrual cycles, this misplaced tissue bleeds and forms cysts that can grow as large as a grapefruit over time. Cystadenomas are ovarian neoplasms or new abnormal growths that develop from ovarian tissue and come in two types - serous cystadenomas filled with thin watery fluid up to 6 inches wide, and mucinous cystadenomas filled with thick gelatinous material measuring between 6 to 12 inches wide, though some rare cases have been over 40 inches wide.

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    Endometrial cysts, also known as chocolate cysts, form as a result of endometriosis where endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus. Through successive menstrual cycles, this misplaced tissue bleeds and forms cysts that can grow as large as a grapefruit over time. Cystadenomas are ovarian neoplasms or new abnormal growths that develop from ovarian tissue and come in two types - serous cystadenomas filled with thin watery fluid up to 6 inches wide, and mucinous cystadenomas filled with thick gelatinous material measuring between 6 to 12 inches wide, though some rare cases have been over 40 inches wide.

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    Endometrial Cysts

    Endometrial cysts (also known as endometriomas or "chocolate cysts" (filled with dark blood))
    form as a result of endometriosis. Endometriosis is a disease in which the endometrial tissue
    normally found in the uterus grows in other areas. After successive menstrual cycles, this
    misplaced endometrial tissue bleed, gradually forming endometrial cysts. Over time the cysts
    grow and can become as large as a grapefruit.

    Cystadenomas

    Cystadenomas are known as neoplasms (new growths). Ovarian neoplasms are new and
    abnormal formations that develop from the ovarian tissue. There are two (2) types of
    cystadenomas - serous and mucinous.

    Serous cystadenoma is filled with a thin watery fluid and can grow to be between 2
    inches to 6 inches in diameter.

    Mucinous cystadenoma is filled with a sticky, thick gelatinous material and can grow to
    be between 6 inches to 12 inches in diameter. There have been rare cases where the cyst
    measured 40 inches in diameter and weighed over 100 pounds.

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