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X rays may be helpful in the diagnosis of cyst. Findings on pelvic x ray suggestive of ovarian demoid cyst may include calcifications and tooth components.<ref name=wp>Mature (cystic) ovarian teratoma. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma Accessed on February 17, 2016.</ref> X rays may also appear normal in other dermoid cysts. | X rays may be helpful in the diagnosis of cyst. Findings on pelvic x ray suggestive of ovarian demoid cyst may include calcifications and tooth components.<ref name=wp>Mature (cystic) ovarian teratoma. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma Accessed on February 17, 2016.</ref> X rays may also appear normal in other dermoid cysts. | ||
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===Ovarian Dermoid Cyst=== | ===Ovarian Dermoid Cyst=== | ||
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**Tooth components | **Tooth components | ||
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Image:Ovarian-dermoid-11.jpg|Lucency in the pelvis with a calcific density (more or less tooth-shaped) at the periphery (arrow). This is classical of a dermoid cyst with tooth. <ref name=ra>Image courtesy of Frank Gaillard[http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file[http://radiopaedia.org/cases/ovarian-dermoid-11 ''here'']). [http://radiopaedia.org/licence] CreativeCommons BY-SANC</ref> | |||
===Intracranial Dermoid Cyst=== | ===Intracranial Dermoid Cyst=== | ||
On skull x-rays, intracranial dermoid cyst is characterized by a focal lucency due to the fatty sebum.<ref>Intracranial dermoid cyst. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1 Accessed on February 17, 2016.</ref> | On skull x-rays, intracranial dermoid cyst is characterized by a focal lucency due to the fatty sebum.<ref>Intracranial dermoid cyst. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1 Accessed on February 17, 2016.</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [3]
Overview
X rays may be helpful in the diagnosis of cyst. Findings on pelvic x ray suggestive of ovarian demoid cyst may include calcifications and tooth components.[1] X rays may also appear normal in other dermoid cysts.
X Ray
Ovarian Dermoid Cyst
- Findings on pelvic x ray suggestive of ovarian demoid cyst may include:[1]
- Calcifications
- Tooth components
Gallery
<gallery> Image:Ovarian-dermoid-11.jpg|Lucency in the pelvis with a calcific density (more or less tooth-shaped) at the periphery (arrow). This is classical of a dermoid cyst with tooth. [2]
Intracranial Dermoid Cyst
On skull x-rays, intracranial dermoid cyst is characterized by a focal lucency due to the fatty sebum.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mature (cystic) ovarian teratoma. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma Accessed on February 17, 2016.
- ↑ Image courtesy of Frank GaillardRadiopaedia (original filehere). [1] CreativeCommons BY-SANC
- ↑ Intracranial dermoid cyst. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1 Accessed on February 17, 2016.