Publication: Cutaneous fistulization of an ovarian mature cystic teratoma: An unusual occurrence
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2015-01-01
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Atalay, Mehmet Aral
Orhan, Adnan
Atalay, Fatma Öz
Saydam, İlkay
Demir, Bilge Çetinkaya
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Karger
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A bilobulated mature cystic teratoma (MCT) at the left ovary measuring 6 cm in diameter fistulized to the left lower quadrant of the anterior abdominal wall, contralateral to McBurney's point. This is the first reported case of a MCT fistulized to the skin. Symptoms, if present, usually depend on the size of the teratoma. However, most patients with a MCT are asymptomatic. Complications such as rupture of the cyst capsule are quite rare. Moreover, complication of fistulization is highly infrequent.
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Chemical peritonitis, Tumors, Mature teratoma, Fistula, Ovary, Skin, Science & technology, Life sciences & biomedicine, Obstetrics & gynecology