Huge Benign Ovarian Cystic Teratoma in a Patient with a History of Hansen's Disease.

Case Rep Obstet Gynecol

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara 331101, Delta State, Nigeria.

Published: September 2014

Mature ovarian cystic teratomas are common benign ovarian neoplasm derived from germ cells. With increasing availability of ultrasound services even in developing countries, the diagnosis of benign ovarian tumour is made earlier and the size of the ovarian tumour at diagnosis is relatively small. It is unusual to find an ovarian cystic teratoma larger than 10 cm. We report a huge mature ovarian cystic teratoma in a multipara with a history of Hansen's disease. We conclude that, in circumstances where women have restricted access to health care, the unusual finding of mature ovarian cystic teratoma larger than 10 cm is possible due to delayed presentation for diagnosis and treatment.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4158426PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/345767DOI Listing

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