A Huge Ovarian Dermoid Cyst: Successful Laparoscopic Total Excision
Published: August 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/29262.10436
Hacer Uyanikoglu, Abdurrahim Dusak
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gyneacology, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
2. Professor, Department of Radiology, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Correspondence
Dr. Hacer Uyanikoglu,
Harran University Medical Faculty, Sanliurfa-46100, Turkey.
E-mail: huoglu@hotmail.com
Giant ovarian cysts, =15 cm in diameter, are quite rare in women of reproductive age. Here, we present a case of ovarian cyst with unusual presentation treated by laparoscopic surgery. On histology, mass was found to be mature cystic teratoma. The diagnostic and management challenges posed by this huge ovarian cyst were discussed in the light of the literature.
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