dermoid ovarian cysts by the numbers - things you should know
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D e r m o i d o v a r i a n c y t s , a l s o c a l l e do v a r i a n t e r a t o m a s , a r e s t r a n g e
c y s t s .
H e r e a r e n u m b e r s t h a t c a n h e l p y o uu n d e r s t a n d t h e m
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w o m e n m o s t a f f e c t e db y o v a r i a n t e r a t o m a s
15%o f a l l o v a r i a n c y s tc a s e s a r e d e r m o i d
c y s t s
20d e r m o i d o v a r i a n c y s t sa r e t h e m o s t c o m m o nt y p e o f c y s t s f o u n d i n
w o m e n 2 0 y e a r s o r l e s s
98t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f
d e r m o i d o v a r i a n c y s t st h a t a r e b e n i g n -
n o n c a n c e r o u s
1831
T h i s i s t h e y e a r t h a tt h e t e r m d e r m o i d c y s t
w a s f i r s t u s e d i n ab o o k .
1863
T h e y e a r t h a t d e r m o i do v a r i a n c y s t s f i r s t g o t
t h e c y s t i c t e r a t o m an a m e .
3-16
I t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t a b o u t1 6 % o f d e r m o i d o v a r i a n
c y s t c a s e s u s u a l l y e n d u pw i t h o v a r i a n t o r s i o n
c o m p l i c a t i o n s .
1-4
t h e p e r c e n t a g e o fd e r m o i d c y s t c a s e s
t h a t r e s u l t i n o v a r i a nc y s t r u p t u r e .
30t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f c y s t i c
t e r a t o m a s w i t h f u l l yf o r m e d o r g a n s t r u c t u r e s