The Superinfection of a Dermoid Cyst

Mature cystic teratoma may be complicated by torsion, rupture, and malignant change, but is rarely complicated by infection. Here we report the case of a patient who presented with a tubo-ovarian abscess following a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure in the setting of an ovarian dermoid cyst...

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Autores principales: Luk, Janelle, Quaas, Alexander, Garner, Elizabeth
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2007
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1906865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17641723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/41473
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Sumario:Mature cystic teratoma may be complicated by torsion, rupture, and malignant change, but is rarely complicated by infection. Here we report the case of a patient who presented with a tubo-ovarian abscess following a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure in the setting of an ovarian dermoid cyst.

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