Dermoid

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Background information on Dermoid

A dermoid cyst, or benign cystic teratoma, also mature cystic teratoma, is a nonmalignant tumor containing a cyst lined by epidermal cells. It can contain all the elements of the dermis, including skin, hair follicles and sweat glands, and the cyst often contains sebum. The lesion may harbor hair and calcified bone or teeth. The calcification will be apparent on x-ray. On gynecologic ultrasonography the sebum appears bright. Other cell types may be present as derivatives of the ectoderm, mesoderm or endoderm.

Intraovarian DermoidDermoids usually occur in the ovary, often bilaterally, and account for about 25 % of all ovarian neoplasms. Mostly they are seen in the reproductive years, but they can be found in girls and women after the menopause. The size varies, and may exceed that of the ovary as such lesions are usually asymptomatic.

As a teratoma dermoid cysts belong to the group of germ cell tumors and develop from an unfertilized primordial oocyte (a totipotential cell), thus any cell type could be present in a lesion. On a rare occasion, a benign cystic teratoma is found in the brain, where they are thought to occur when embryonic nests of tissue become trapped during the closure of the neural tube.

Dermoid cysts are almost always curable by surgical removal. On a rare occasion tissue within a lesion is hormonally active (struma ovarii) or undergoes secondary malignant degeneration. Those rare tumors which are malignant usually contain squamous cell carcinoma.

News Articles on Dermoid

The Falling Snow Sign in an Ovarian Dermoid  -  Feb 26, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Since submitting this manuscript, we came across an ovarian dermoid that showed this same finding. The patient was a 33-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 2,

Docs remove embryo from 3-month-old's stomach  -  Mar 12, 2008
Times of India,..."This type of embryo is called retroperitonial dermoid or terratoma. Generally, this happens due to the inclusion of plueritonent cell in the body.

Embryo removed from 2 month-old boy's abdomen  -  Mar 14, 2008
Newindpress,Terming it as retroperitonial dermoid or terratoma which generally happens due to inclusion of plueritonent cell in the body, Hota said,

Twinkies for 'Twinkie'  -  Mar 8, 2008
Leelanau Enterprise,Charlise was diagnosed as having a dermoid cyst in November after her mother noticed a small spot near her daughter’s nose. While the cyst itself is benign,

Sweets for Samuel  -  Dec 4, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,Samuel Waddell is my three year old son who underwent a 15-hour brain surgery at the Cleveland Clinic on August 31 2007 to remove a dermoid cyst,

Dogs help sniff out genes  -  Oct 1, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),The finding helps explain the prevalence of dermoid sinus in the dogs. This painful development disorder, where the skin fails to separate from the nerve

Scientists delve into dog genome to find disease genes  -  Oct 4, 2007
NEWSFOOD.com Primo piano,The research could also point the way towards eliminating the problem of dermoid sinus in the breed. The ridgeback mutation is dominant, which means that

From our ANI Correspondent  -  Oct 4, 2007
DailyIndia.com,Upon comparison of the same DNA stretch between the breeds, it was found that the real culprits for the prevalence of dermoid sinus in the dogs were the

In Dogs, A Shortcut To Mapping Disease Genes  -  Oct 2, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...(2007) Duplication of FGF3, FGF4, FGF19, and ORAOV1 causes hair ridge and predisposition to dermoid sinus in Ridgeback dogs.

Uninsured grads risk finances, future coverage  -  Aug 12, 2007
Annapolis Capital,In early January, when she went to a hospital emergency room, she was told she had bilateral dermoid cysts on both ovaries and needed surgery before the

IFA 2007 Exhibitor Profiles  -  Aug 30, 2007
TMC Net,Our new generation solution "DerMoid" help you to meet varies end users' life style based on your original manufacturer, without increasing tooling cost and

Ovarian cysts  -  Jul 17, 2007
Indianapolis Star,Three other cyst types — dermoid, cystadenomas and endometriomas — vary in composition and in the way they develop. All tend to be benign and become

Congenital Glioependymal Cyst Presenting with Severe Proptosis  -  Jun 14, 2007
AJNR (subscription),Based on the imaging features, the differential diagnoses included a glioependymal cyst, ependymal cyst, arachnoid cyst, enterogenous cyst, dermoid cyst,

Update: Missing Whitby man found dead  -  Apr 21, 2007
Durham region news,WHITBY -- Missing Whitby man Dermoid McMorrow was found dead near his residence in Whitby, on Saturday evening. Mr. McMorrow did not check in with family

Police search for missing Whitby man  -  Apr 21, 2007
Durham region news,Police are looking for Dermoid McMorrow, a white man, who is about 5’11 and 250 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. Mr. McMorrow, who has not been in touch

Sonographic Findings of Groin Masses  -  Apr 25, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Other benign tumors of the groin included leiomyomas, dermoid cysts, epidermoid cysts, and lymphangiomas. The most common primary malignant tumors in the

Ovarian Cysts: What Every Women Should Know  -  Mar 20, 2007
FitSugar.com,There are other, more serious forms of ovarian cysts known as Dermoid cysts, Endometrioma Cysts, Cystadenoma Cysts, and Polycystic Ovarian Disease.

Transient Fetal Sternal Dermal Cyst Report of 2 Cases and ...  -  Feb 26, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Dermoid cysts are formed when skin and skin structures become trapped during fetal development. On the face, neck, or scalp, they occur subcutaneously and

Acute, chronic bronchitis different  -  Mar 5, 2007
Contra Costa Times,Six weeks ago I had surgery to remove my right ovary and tube because of a dermoid cyst. Before the operation, my doctor ordered a CT scan for abdominal

Transient Fetal Sternal Dermal Cyst Report of 2 Cases and ...  -  Feb 26, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Dermoid cysts are formed when skin and skin structures become trapped during fetal development. On the face, neck, or scalp, they occur subcutaneously and

DALK effective for numerous corneal pathologies, longitudinal ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),...corneal stromal dystrophy, two had stem cell failure with scarring, one had a corneal dermoid and one eye had corneal opacity, according to the study.

Infant receives cornea transplant  -  Oct 23, 2006
People's Daily Online,...volunteer service organization. The baby was born in September with a small corneal dermoid tumor in his left eye. After an unsuccessful ...

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