AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF A RIGHT OVARIAN DERMOID CYST

Authors

Justin B. Williams, Brooke Army Medical Center
Scott C. Orr, Brooke Army Medical Center

Date of this Version

2011

Comments

Published in Journal of Emergency Medicine (2011) 41(3): pp. 296–297; doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.04.056

Abstract

Dermoid cyst, or mature cystic teratoma, is the most common type of ovarian germ cell tumor. It is frequently multi-cystic, and contains sebaceous fluid as well as hair, teeth, bone, and skin. Dermoid cyst is a relatively common ovarian tumor that is an infrequent cause of abdominal and flank pain.