Open AccessA Huge Mature Cystic Teratoma in a Nulliparous Patient
Author(s) -
Işıl Uzun,
Melih Gündüz,
Özlem Pata,
Cihat Ünlü
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14158.6418
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal distension , mature cystic teratoma , teratoma , laparotomy , ovary , dermoid cyst , surgery , corpus luteum
Here we report a case of a giant mature cystic teratoma of the ovary in a 38-year-old nullipaous woman. The patient presented with abdominal distension and abdominal pain. Laparotomy and cystectomy yielded satisfactory results. Histologic evaluation confirmed a benign cystic teratoma of the ovary. The patient underwent surgery for rupture of corpus luteum six years ago and no gross lesion was seen at the operation. This case demonstrates that dermoid cysts can grow to enormous sizes within a short duration.