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Ovarian dermoid cyst

MedGen UID:
68637
•Concept ID:
C0237020
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Dermoid cyst of ovary
 
HPO: HP:0025274
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0008167
OMIM®: 166950

Definition

An cystic ovarian teratoma composed of dermal and epidermal elements and containing tissue components including hair, teeth, bone, thyroid, and others. [from HPO]

Clinical features

From HPO
Ovarian teratoma
MedGen UID:
76072
•Concept ID:
C0280131
•
Neoplastic Process
The presence of a teratoma in the ovary.
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  • CROGVOvarian dermoid cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Conservative treatment versus surgical excision of ovarian dermoid cysts: Impact on ovarian stimulation and IVF cycle success.
Hernandez-Nieto C, Lee JA, Gonzalez K, Mukherjee T, Copperman AB, Sandler B
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2020 Mar;148(3):392-398. Epub 2019 Dec 30 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13083. PMID: 31828777
Detecting ovarian disorders in primary care.
Oliver A, Overton C
Practitioner 2014 Mar;258(1769):15-9, 2. PMID: 24791406
Malignant transformation within ovarian dermoid cysts: an audit of treatment received and patient outcomes. an Australia New Zealand gynaecological oncology group (ANZGOG) and gynaecologic cancer intergroup (GCIG) study.
Gainford MC, Tinker A, Carter J, Petru E, Nicklin J, Quinn M, Hammond I, Elit L, Lenhard M, Friedlander M
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2010 Jan;20(1):75-81. doi: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181c7fccf. PMID: 20130506

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cecal dermoid masquerading dermoid cyst of ovary: a case report and review of the literature.
Mishra TS, Jena SK, Kumari S, Purkait S, Ayyanar P, Nayak P
J Med Case Rep 2021 Jan 30;15(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02570-y. PMID: 33514417Free PMC Article
Ovarian Dermoid Cysts Associated with Paraneoplastic Syndrome N-methyl-D-aspartic Acid Receptor Antibodies Encephalitis.
Pekar-Zlotin M, Rabinovich I, Goldrat I, Vaknin Z, Gidoni Y, Zur-Naaman H, Maymon R, Smorgick N
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2021 Jun;28(6):1190-1193. Epub 2020 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.09.018. PMID: 32979534
Dermoid cysts causing adnexal torsion: What are the risk factors?
Rabinovich I, Pekar-Zlotin M, Bliman-Tal Y, Melcer Y, Vaknin Z, Smorgick N
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Aug;251:20-22. Epub 2020 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.05.033. PMID: 32473535
Conservative treatment versus surgical excision of ovarian dermoid cysts: Impact on ovarian stimulation and IVF cycle success.
Hernandez-Nieto C, Lee JA, Gonzalez K, Mukherjee T, Copperman AB, Sandler B
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2020 Mar;148(3):392-398. Epub 2019 Dec 30 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13083. PMID: 31828777
Excision of ovarian dermoid cyst by laparoscopy and by laparotomy.
Lin P, Falcone T, Tulandi T
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995 Sep;173(3 Pt 1):769-71. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90338-0. PMID: 7573241

Diagnosis

An Adolescent Girl with Acute-on-Chronic Abdominal Pain.
Yarbrough A, Kramolis K, Patel N
Pediatr Ann 2023 Jan;52(1):e36-e38. Epub 2023 Jan 1 doi: 10.3928/19382359-20221114-05. PMID: 36625800
Ovarian Dermoid Cysts Associated with Paraneoplastic Syndrome N-methyl-D-aspartic Acid Receptor Antibodies Encephalitis.
Pekar-Zlotin M, Rabinovich I, Goldrat I, Vaknin Z, Gidoni Y, Zur-Naaman H, Maymon R, Smorgick N
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2021 Jun;28(6):1190-1193. Epub 2020 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.09.018. PMID: 32979534
Dermoid cysts causing adnexal torsion: What are the risk factors?
Rabinovich I, Pekar-Zlotin M, Bliman-Tal Y, Melcer Y, Vaknin Z, Smorgick N
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Aug;251:20-22. Epub 2020 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.05.033. PMID: 32473535
Ovarian tumor and glomerulopathies: case report and review of the literature.
Benabdellah N, Izzedine H, Bentata Y, Haddiya I
Pan Afr Med J 2019;34:75. Epub 2019 Oct 5 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.75.6008. PMID: 31819791Free PMC Article
'Sack of marbles' in mature cystic ovarian teratoma.
Lee KH
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2017 May;42(5):1616-1617. doi: 10.1007/s00261-017-1059-x. PMID: 28138731

Therapy

Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Associated with Mature Ovarian Teratoma in a Young Adolescent: A Case Report.
Begum J, Aziz Z, Sahoo SK, Majumder R, Sable MN
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2022 Jun;35(3):400-403. Epub 2021 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.11.009. PMID: 34863950
Vegetable fibre in an infected ovarian dermoid cyst.
Villarreal CM, Yedavally S, Mulhem E
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Mar 31;12(3) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224867. PMID: 30936324Free PMC Article
Ovarian dermoid cyst super-infected with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus leading to the misdiagnosis of appendicitis in an adolescent.
Spencer RJ, Kurek KC, Laufer MR
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2011 Apr;24(2):e25-8. Epub 2010 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.08.014. PMID: 21190874
Mucoepidermoid variant of adenosquamous carcinoma arising in ovarian dermoid cyst: a case report and review of the literature.
Karateke A, Gurbuz A, Kir G, Haliloglu B, Kabaca C, Devranoglu B, Yakut Y
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2006 Jan-Feb;16 Suppl 1:379-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00233.x. PMID: 16515628
Excision of ovarian dermoid cyst by laparoscopy and by laparotomy.
Lin P, Falcone T, Tulandi T
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995 Sep;173(3 Pt 1):769-71. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90338-0. PMID: 7573241

Prognosis

Cecal dermoid masquerading dermoid cyst of ovary: a case report and review of the literature.
Mishra TS, Jena SK, Kumari S, Purkait S, Ayyanar P, Nayak P
J Med Case Rep 2021 Jan 30;15(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02570-y. PMID: 33514417Free PMC Article
Squamous cell carcinoma and osteosarcoma arising from a dermoid cyst--a case report and review of literature.
Allam-Nandyala P, Bui MM, Caracciolo JT, Hakam A
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2010 Jan 10;3(3):313-8. PMID: 20224730Free PMC Article
Pregnancy outcome of patients with dermoid and other benign ovarian cysts.
Katz L, Levy A, Wiznitzer A, Sheiner E
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2010 May;281(5):811-5. Epub 2009 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s00404-009-1158-1. PMID: 19554342
Excision of ovarian dermoid cyst by laparoscopy and by laparotomy.
Lin P, Falcone T, Tulandi T
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995 Sep;173(3 Pt 1):769-71. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90338-0. PMID: 7573241
Germ cell tumors of the ovary arising after dermoid cyst resection: a long-term follow-up study.
Anteby EY, Ron M, Revel A, Shimonovitz S, Ariel I, Hurwitz A
Obstet Gynecol 1994 Apr;83(4):605-8. doi: 10.1097/00006250-199404000-00021. PMID: 8134074

Clinical prediction guides

A modified technique to reduce spillage and operative time: laparoscopic ovarian dermoid cyst enucleation 'in a bag'.
Campo S, Campo V
Gynecol Obstet Invest 2011;71(1):53-8. Epub 2010 Dec 15 doi: 10.1159/000320737. PMID: 21160195
Pregnancy outcome of patients with dermoid and other benign ovarian cysts.
Katz L, Levy A, Wiznitzer A, Sheiner E
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2010 May;281(5):811-5. Epub 2009 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s00404-009-1158-1. PMID: 19554342
Virilizing ovarian dermoid cyst with leydig cells.
Hoffman JG, Strickland JL, Yin J
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2009 Jun;22(3):e39-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.05.012. PMID: 19539195
Lateral distribution of ovarian dermoid cyst.
Al-Fozan H, Glassman J, Caspi B, Appelman Z, Tulandi T
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2003 Nov;10(4):489-90. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60152-1. PMID: 14738635
Brucella-infected ovarian dermoid cyst causing initial treatment failure in a patient with acute brucellosis.
Uwaydah M, Khalil A, Shamsuddine N, Matar F, Araj GF
Infection 1998 Mar-Apr;26(2):131-2. doi: 10.1007/BF02767777. PMID: 9561386

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