Ovarian Dermoid Cyst - Ovarian dermoid, Ovarian teratoma, Benign cystic termatoma

Ovarian Dermoid Cyst is a dermoid cyst of the ovary. These are tumors that arise from the cells that could have become eggs instead. Like most of these tumors, this one is mostly skin, only it is turned inside, so that skin debris accumulates and makes it grow.

The cells in the ovary are able to make hair, teeth, and other growing tissues that become part of a forming ovarian cyst. These cysts can become large and cause pain.

Ovarian Dermoid Cyst accounts for about 25% of ovarian neoplasms. It occurs most frequently during reproductive life and is often an incidental finding. About 20% occur bilaterally.

A dermoid cyst develops from a totipotential germ cell (a primary oocyte) that is retained within the egg sac (ovary). Being totipotential, that cell can give rise to all orders of cells necessary to form mature tissues and often recognizable structures such as hair, bone and sebaceous (oily) material, neural tissue and teeth.

Ruptured ovarian cyst
Complex ovarian cyst
Ovarian dermoid cyst
Ovarian cyst symptom
Dermoid Cyst
Ovarian Cyst

• Alemtuzumab
• Genital warts
• Wegeners granulomatosis
• Dandruff
• Aripiprazole
• Chest wounds
• Bicalutamide
• Ovarian dermoid cyst
• Renal disease
• Sinus infection

Health Tip

Acne is common among teenagers and is thought to be mainly due to the hormonal changes that puberty triggering the increased production of sebum in the skin glands, but it may also be hereditary.