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==Natural History== | ==Natural History== | ||
The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic. If left untreated, dermoid cysts gradually increase in size and result in complications depending upon their anatomical location. | |||
These cysts increase in size by means of glandular secretion and epithelial desquamation. Growth can lead to rupture of the cyst contents, causing a chemical meningitis that may lead to vasospasm, infarction, and even death (29). Malignant transformation into squamous cell carcinoma has also been described | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
*Although malignant transformation is a rare complication of dermoid cysts, | |||
===Ovarian Dermoid Cyst=== | ===Ovarian Dermoid Cyst=== | ||
*Common complications of ovarian dermoid cysts include:<ref name=kl>Dermoid cyst. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermoid_cyst Accessed on February 11, 2016</ref><ref name=rb>Mature (cystic) ovarian teratoma. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma Radiopedia. Accessed on February 11, 2016</ref> | *Common complications of ovarian dermoid cysts include:<ref name=kl>Dermoid cyst. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermoid_cyst Accessed on February 11, 2016</ref><ref name=rb>Mature (cystic) ovarian teratoma. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma Radiopedia. Accessed on February 11, 2016</ref> |
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Overview
Common complications of ovarian dermoid cysts include torsion, rupture, and infection.[1][2] Common complications of periorbital dermoid cysts include inflammation and recurrence when not completely excised.[1] Rupture is the most common complication of spinal dermoid cysts.[1] Common complications of intracranial dermoid cysts include compression of adjacent structures from the mass effect and rupture of the cysts.[3][4] Infection is the most common complication of dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth.[5]
Natural History
The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic. If left untreated, dermoid cysts gradually increase in size and result in complications depending upon their anatomical location.
These cysts increase in size by means of glandular secretion and epithelial desquamation. Growth can lead to rupture of the cyst contents, causing a chemical meningitis that may lead to vasospasm, infarction, and even death (29). Malignant transformation into squamous cell carcinoma has also been described
Complications
- Although malignant transformation is a rare complication of dermoid cysts,
Ovarian Dermoid Cyst
Periorbital Dermoid Cyst
- Common complications of periorbital dermoid cysts include:[1]
- Inflammation
- When a dermoid cyst is disrupted, it results in an inflammatory reaction.
- Recurrence when not completely excised
- Inflammation
Spinal Dermoid Cyst
- Rupture is the most common complication of spinal dermoid cysts.[1]
Intracranial Dermoid Cyst
- Common complications of intracranial dermoid cysts include:[3][4]
- Mass effect
- Compression of adjacent structures, e.g. optic chiasm
- Rupture (spontaneous, traumatic, or iatrogenic (at resection))
- Fat droplets from the ruptured cysts may disseminate into the subarachnoid space and ventricles which may result in the development of aseptic chemical meningitis
- Mass effect
Dermoid Cysts of the Floor of the Mouth
- Infection is the most common complication of dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dermoid cyst. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermoid_cyst Accessed on February 11, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mature (cystic) ovarian teratoma. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma Radiopedia. Accessed on February 11, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Intracranial dermoid cyst. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1. Accessed on February 11, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jacquin A, Béjot Y, Hervieu M, Biotti D, Caillier M, Ricolfi FC; et al. (2010). "[Rupture of intracranial dermoid cyst with disseminated lipid droplets]". Rev Neurol (Paris). 166 (4): 451–7. doi:10.1016/j.neurol.2009.09.003. PMID 19846186.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Makos C, Noussios G, Peios M, Gougousis S, Chouridis P (2011). "Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth: two case reports". Case Rep Med. 2011: 362170. doi:10.1155/2011/362170. PMC 3172983. PMID 21922020.