Back كيسة جلدانية Arabic Dermoidzyste German ציסטה דרמואידית HE Dermoid ID Cisti dermoide Italian 類皮嚢胞 Japanese ഡെർമോയിഡ് സിസ്റ്റ് Malayalam Sista dermis Malay Cisto dermoide Portuguese Дермоидная киста Russian
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| Dermoid cyst | |
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| A small (4 cm) dermoid cyst of an ovary, discovered during a C-section | |
| Specialty | Gynecology |
A dermoid cyst is a teratoma of a cystic nature that contains an array of developmentally mature, solid tissues. It frequently consists of skin, hair follicles, and sweat glands, while other commonly found components include clumps of long hair, pockets of sebum, blood, fat, bone, nail, teeth, eyes, cartilage, and thyroid tissue.
As dermoid cysts grow slowly and contain mature tissue, this type of cystic teratoma is nearly always benign. In those rare cases wherein the dermoid cyst is malignant, a squamous cell carcinoma usually develops in adults, while infants and children usually present with an endodermal sinus tumor.[1]: 781
- ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.