Category Archives: Ovarian Cyst Pictures

Dermoid Ovarian Cyst Pictures


The dermoid cyst is possibly the most scary of all cysts.   Not scary dangerous, but scary in idea.  You see, in a dermoid cyst, you have hair, sebaceous glands, teeth, and other body parts growing within the egg.  Dermoid ovarian cyst pictures are especially gross.  However, it can be interesting to see what they look like.

Fortunately, dermoid cysts are very rare.  They are also slow growing, so you do have time to get it removed before it gets too large.  You do need to have these types of cysts removed, as they will likely not dissolve on their own.  Especially if they contain solid material like teeth.

I have another post that just shows an x-ray of a dermoid cyst, in case you are a bit squeamish.   It still gives you a good idea of how these types of cysts differ from the normal, functional cyst.

Here’s an example of a dermoid cyst with hair:
dermoid ovarian cyst pictures

You can see it has hair and other materials growing inside.

Dermoid cysts have been around for a long time.  They used to be called “homunculus,”  or little men.  This is because of their monstrous appearance.  Some people even have stories of ones with eyeballs and hands, though I couldn’t find any pictures of them (sorry!)  More commonly, they contain hair and teeth.

This one kind of looks like a finger:

dermoid cyst

Just another example of interesting ovarian cyst pictures!

Pictures from Asylum Eclectica, ER Stories

What Types of Ovarian Cyst Pictures Do You Want to See?

Hello all!  On this site, I’ve been trying to get a wide range of different types of ovarian cyst pictures and ultrasounds.  But now I would like to ask you, what would you like to see?

Would you like to see more ultrasounds?  Or do you prefer the more graphic flesh and blood type pictures?   Would you like to see some different types of cysts I have not yet featured?  Or do you want more diagrams?

I’d like to know what would help you the most, so I can spend some time hunting down those types of ovarian cyst pictures/ultrasounds.

Please leave your responses in the comments, and I’ll get back to work! :)

Endometriomas or Chocolate Cysts – Picture and Ultrasound


Endometriomas, also known as chocolate cysts, form when endometrial tissue gets on the ovary.  This irritates the ovary, causing the cyst to grow.  In a ultrasound it will look like this:

endometrioma ultrasound

You see how there are two types of materials within the cyst?  One side is solid, dried blood.  The other is a viscous fluid.

This type of cyst leads most doctors to recommend surgery.  It is very hard  to tell whether a cyst is endometrial or cancerous when you do the ultrasound.  Often endometrial cysts are septated – that is, they have walls.  They may appear solid on the ultrasound due to dried blood.  There is often several on one ovary.

Plus, endometriosis causes your CA-125 levels to be elevated.  This is also a sign of ovarian cancer.   The doctor will then want to remove the cyst to rule out that possibility.  Of the surgeries performed, only 10% turn out to be cancerous.

Here is a picture of the removed endometriomas:
chocolate cyst

You can see where it gets the name, “chocolate cyst.”  The brown stuff is actually endometrial lining and dried blood, the same that you would shed normally during a period.

Surgery is generally recommended to treat this type of cyst.  However, it can recur.  It has been shown that increasing your progesterone levels can help thin endometrial tissue.  You can do this through progesterone only birth control pills and natural progesterone creams.

You also want to make sure that your liver is properly removing excess estrogen from your body, as estrogen encourages the growth of endometrial tissue.  This can be done safely through diet and gentle cleansing.

These ovarian cyst pictures courtesy of:  Ultrasound from MD Consult; Picture from BC via Flickr