The
normal
____________________
ovary
____________________
a
follicular
cyst
6
-
7
times
each
year
.
____________________
most
cases
,
these
functional
cysts
are
self
-
limiting
and
resolve
within
the
duration
of
a
normal
menstrual
cycle
.
In
rare
situations
,
a
cyst
persists
longer
____________________
becomes
enlarged
.
____________________
this
point
,
it
represents
a
____________________
adnexal
mass
.
Adnexal
masses
present
a
diagnostic
dilemma
;
the
differential
diagnosis
is
____________________
,
and
most
masses
are
benign
.
However
,
without
histopathologic
tissue
diagnosis
,
a
definitive
____________________
is
generally
precluded
.
Physicians
must
evaluate
the
likelihood
____________________
a
concerning
pathologic
process
using
clinical
and
radiologic
____________________
and
balance
the
risk
of
____________________
intervention
for
a
benign
versus
malignant
process
.
Since
ovaries
produce
____________________
cysts
in
menstruating
women
,
the
likelihood
of
a
benign
process
is
higher
in
women
of
____________________
age
.
In
contrast
,
the
presence
of
an
adnexal
mass
in
prepubertal
girls
and
____________________
women
heightens
the
risk
____________________
a
malignant
neoplastic
etiology
.
