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A dermoid cyst is a teratoma of a cystic nature that contains an array of developmentally mature, solid tissues. It frequently consists of skin, hair follicles, and sweat glands, while other commonly found components include clumps of long hair, pockets of sebum, blood, fat, bone, nail, teeth, eyes, cartilage, and thyroid tissue.
A dermoid cyst is a mature cystic teratoma containing hair (sometimes very abundant) and other structures characteristic of normal skin and other tissues derived from the ectoderm. The term is most often applied to teratoma on the skull sutures and in the ovaries of females.
Other names: Harlequin ichthyosis, [1] ichthyosis fetalis, keratosis diffusa fetalis, harlequin fetus, [2]: 562 ichthyosis congenita gravior [1] Harlequin-type ichthyosis, 1886: Specialty: Dermatology: Symptoms: Very thick skin which cracks, abnormal facial features [3] [4] Complications
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OGCTs are relatively difficult to detect and diagnose at an early stage because of the nonspecific histological characteristics. [1] Common symptoms of OGCT are bloating, abdominal distention, ascites, and dyspareunia. [1] OGCT is caused mainly due to the formation of malignant cancer cells in the primordial germ cells of the ovary. [1]
M9084/0 Dermoid cyst, NOS Dermoid, NOS; M9084/3 Teratoma with malignant transformation Dermoid cyst with malignant transformation or with secondary tumor; M9085/3 mixed germ cell tumor Mixed teratoma and seminoma; M9090/0 Struma ovarii, NOS M9090/3 Struma ovarii, malignant M9091/1 Strumal carcinoid Struma ovarii and carcinoid
Cysts caused by endometriosis, known as chocolate cysts; Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst; Dermoid cyst – the most common non-functional ovarian cyst, especially for women under the age of 30, [11] they are benign (non-cancerous) with varied morphology. [13] They can usually be diagnosed from ultrasound alone. [13]
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