Benign Tumors of the Female Reproductive Tract

Adolescent Age Group - Ovarian masses

 

Most  adolescents  with  endometriosis  do  not  have  associated

obstructive anomalies.

In young women, endometriosis may have an atypical appearance, with

nonpigmented or vesicular lesions, peritoneal windows, and puckering.

Although  endometriosis  can  occur  in  young  women  with  obstructive

genital anomalies (presumably as a result of retrograde menstruation),

most  adolescents  with  endometriosis  do  not  have  associated

obstructive anomalies.

In young women, endometriosis may have an atypical appearance, with

nonpigmented or vesicular lesions, peritoneal windows, and puckering.

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 In young women, endometriosis may have an atypical

appearance, with nonpigmented or vesicular lesions, peritoneal

windows, and puckering.  

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