Mature ovarian cystic teratomas are common benign ovarian neoplasm derived from germ cells. With increasing availability of ultrasound services even in developing countries, the diagnosis of benign ovarian tumour is made earlier and the size of the ovarian tumour at diagnosis is relatively small. It is unusual to find an ovarian cystic teratoma larger than 10 cm. We report a huge mature ovarian cystic teratoma in a multipara with a history of Hansen's disease. We conclude that, in circumstances where women have restricted access to health care, the unusual finding of mature ovarian cystic teratoma larger than 10 cm is possible due to delayed presentation for diagnosis and treatment.
BT - Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25210635?dopt=Abstract DO - 10.1155/2014/345767 J2 - Case Rep Obstet Gynecol LA - eng N2 -Mature ovarian cystic teratomas are common benign ovarian neoplasm derived from germ cells. With increasing availability of ultrasound services even in developing countries, the diagnosis of benign ovarian tumour is made earlier and the size of the ovarian tumour at diagnosis is relatively small. It is unusual to find an ovarian cystic teratoma larger than 10 cm. We report a huge mature ovarian cystic teratoma in a multipara with a history of Hansen's disease. We conclude that, in circumstances where women have restricted access to health care, the unusual finding of mature ovarian cystic teratoma larger than 10 cm is possible due to delayed presentation for diagnosis and treatment.
PY - 2014 EP - 345767 T2 - Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology TI - Huge Benign Ovarian Cystic Teratoma in a Patient with a History of Hansen's Disease. UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4158426/pdf/CRIOG2014-345767.pdf VL - 2014 SN - 2090-6684 ER -