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Medical condition
Dermoid cyst
A small (4 cm) dermoid cyst of an ovary, discovered during a C-section
Specialty
Gynecology
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.
As dermoid cysts grow slowly and contain mature tissue, this type of cystic teratoma is nearly always benign. In those rare cases wherein the dermoid cyst is malignant, a squamous cell carcinoma usually develops in adults, while infants and children usually present with an endodermal sinus tumor.[1]: 781
^Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
A dermoidcyst is a teratoma of a cystic nature that contains an array of developmentally mature, solid tissues. It frequently consists of skin, hair follicles...
variant with radiographic cystic appearance in the posterior mandible) Subchondral cyst (cysts near the bony joints) Dermoidcyst (seen in ovaries, testes...
divided into two types: mature and immature. Mature teratomas include dermoidcysts and are generally benign. Immature teratomas may be cancerous. Most...
midline neck masses include lymphadenopathy, dermoidcysts, and various odontogenic anomalies. Thyroglossal cysts develop at birth. Many diagnostic procedures...
humans, the dermoid sinus in dogs is a neural tube defect. Dermoid sinus is sometimes also confused with dermoidcyst (a teratoma). A dermoid sinus is rare...
affecting the vagina, in which case it is more accurately termed a vaginal dermoidcyst. Such folk stories are frequently told as cautionary tales warning of...
A pilonidal cyst can resemble a dermoidcyst, a kind of teratoma (germ cell tumor). In particular, a pilonidal cyst in the gluteal cleft can resemble...
needed] When, due to an error of diagnosis, the technique is applied to a dermoidcyst (teratoma) or other tumor, the risk of subsequent tumor recurrence and...
A branchial cleft cyst or simply branchial cyst is a cyst as a swelling in the upper part of neck anterior to sternocleidomastoid. It can, but does not...
pseudocysts may be seen and must be differentiated from epidermoid cyst or dermoidcyst with sebaceous adnexa. The pathologist must be careful to differentiate...
[medical citation needed] Women with benign GCTs such as mature teratomas (dermoidcysts) are cured by ovarian cystectomy or oophorectomy. In general, all patients...
the midline, which may be used to help distinguish it from a midline dermoidcyst. A cervical ranula presents as a swelling in the neck, with or without...
triggers include systemic rheumatologic and inflammatory disorders, dermoidcyst rupture, gynecologic neoplasms, endometriosis, organ transplantation...
maxillary cyst III. Cysts of the soft tissues of the mouth, face and neck 1. Dermoid and epidermoid cysts 2. Lymphoepithelial (branchial) cyst 3. Thyroglossal...
pancreatic juice (pancreatitis), or even the contents of a ruptured dermoidcyst. While these body fluids are sterile at first, they frequently become...
fails to release from the follicle in the ovary an ovarian cyst may form. Small ovarian cysts are common in healthy women. Some women have more follicles...
causes of male breast enlargement such as mastitis, lipoma, sebaceous cyst, dermoidcyst, hematoma, metastasis, ductal ectasia, fat necrosis, or a hamartoma...
fetus in fetu. Fetus in fetu may be a very highly differentiated form of dermoidcyst, itself a highly differentiated form of mature teratoma. Fetus in fetu...
greater skin laxity such as the closure of lax skin after removing a dermoidcyst or reduced subcutaneous tissue (e.g., the shin) that do not provide adequate...
other more common cervical masses, such as branchial cyst, cystic hygroma, dermoid-epidermoid cyst. This lesion is usually not diagnosed before surgery...
blood or bone marrow. Tumors in the eye and orbit can be benign like dermoidcysts, or malignant like rhabdomyosarcoma and retinoblastoma. The most common...
A pancreatic cyst is a fluid filled sac within the pancreas. Causes range from benign to malignant. Pancreatic cysts can occur in the setting of pancreatitis...
are: Enlarged submental lymph nodes and sublingual dermoid in the submental region. Thyroglossal cyst and inflamed subhyoid bursa just below the hyoid bone...
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