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* | *The majority of patients with ovarian dermoid cysts are asymptomatic. They are discovered incidentally on testing for other reasons. | ||
==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
===Ovarian Dermoid Cyst=== | ===Ovarian Dermoid Cyst=== | ||
*Large dermoid cysts that may predispose to ovarian torsion may present with acute pelvic pain.<ref> Mature (cystic) ovarian teratoma. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma. Accessed on February 11, 2016.</ref> | *Large dermoid cysts that may predispose to ovarian torsion may present with acute pelvic pain.<ref> Mature (cystic) ovarian teratoma. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma. Accessed on February 11, 2016.</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]
Overview
History
- The majority of patients with ovarian dermoid cysts are asymptomatic. They are discovered incidentally on testing for other reasons.
Symptoms
Ovarian Dermoid Cyst
- Large dermoid cysts that may predispose to ovarian torsion may present with acute pelvic pain.[1]
Periorbital Dermoid Cyst
Spinal Dermoid Cyst
- Symptoms of spinal dermoid cyst may include:[2][3]
- Pain
- Motor disturbances
- Sensory disturbances
- Bowel and/or bladder dysfunction
- Fecal retention or incontinence
- Urinary retention or incontinence
Intracranial Dermoid Cyst
- Headache is the most prominent symptom of intracranial dermoid cyst.[4]
- Less common symptoms of intracranial dermoid cysts include:
- Focal neurological deficits
- Motor disturbances
- Sensory deficits
- Seizures
- Focal neurological deficits
Dermoid Cysts of the Floor of the Mouth
References
- ↑ Mature (cystic) ovarian teratoma. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma. Accessed on February 11, 2016.
- ↑ Spinal dermoid cyst. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/spinal-dermoid-cyst. Accessed on February 11, 2016.
- ↑ Sanaullah M, Mumtaz S, Memon AA, Hashim AS, Bashir S (2013). "Intramedullary dermoid cyst with relatively atypical symptoms: a case report and review of the literature". J Med Case Rep. 7: 104. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-7-104. PMC 3639845. PMID 23590721.
- ↑ Intracranial dermoid cyst. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1. Accessed on February 11, 2016.