Preferred Label : tip of the iceberg sign;
Definition : Only the near wall of an ovarian cyst is visible on a sagittal ultrasound. Suggests
benign dermoid cyst; rest of cyst is shadowed by solid components.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35640;
Associated condition(s)
Only the near wall of an ovarian cyst is visible on a sagittal ultrasound. Suggests
benign dermoid cyst; rest of cyst is shadowed by solid components.
