"Inclusion cysts are usually an incidental finding on imaging or following surgical intervention (laparoscopy or oophorectomy). They can affect anyone post-menarche, but are more common in postmenopausal women 2. Rupture of these cysts is uncommon ref."
"This can be further supported by specific immunohistochemical staining. Mullerian CICs often express PAX8 and peritoneal usually express calretinin2."
"Although commonly referred to as serous inclusion cysts, it is more accurately an ovarian cortical inclusion cyst (CIC) ref."
"Mullerian: occur from implantation of tubal epithelium usually at time of ovulation when the ovarian surface epithelium is disrupted and this lined by ciliated tubal epithelium"
"No specific treatment is required. There is growing evidence that these cysts may serve as precursor lesions for serous intraepithelial carcinomas (STIC) as they may undergo metaplasia 3."
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"Immunohistochemistry"
"There are two types of ovarian inclusion cysts based on morphology and pathophysiology/origin of invaginated epithelium 2,3:"
"No specific treatment is required. There is growing evidence that these cysts may serve as precursor lesions for serous intraepithelial carcinomas (STIC) as they may undergo metaplasia 3."