Atrophy of the Ovary: Understanding Your Pathology Report
Atrophy of the ovary means the ovary has become smaller and has lost most of its egg-producing tissue. Pathologists use atrophy to describe an organ that shrinks and loses functional tissue. Your report may also describe the ovary as atrophic, involuted, or postmenopausal. In the ovary, atrophy is usually a normal change rather than a …
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