Unusual presentation of benign cystic teratoma
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2008; 24 (4): 624-626
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ABSTRACT
Benign Cystic Teratoma [Dermoid cyst] is the most common Germ cell tumor, they rarely grow larger than 15cm in diameter and usually occur in young women with peak incidence between the ages of 20 and 40 years .We report a case of an unusually massive benign cystic teratoma measuring 86cm by 70cm and weighing 21kg, removed from a 58 year old six years post menopausal Para five woman who had been carrying the cyst over a period of twenty years. She had total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral satpingo-oophorectomy and was discharged on the eighth post operative day
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Posmenopausia
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Quiste Dermoide
Tipo de estudio:
Informe de Casos
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Pak. J. Med. Sci.
Año:
2008
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