Cutaneous Fistulization of an Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma: An Unusual Occurrence

Atalay M. A., ORHAN A., ÖZ ATALAY F., Saydam I., Demir B. C.

GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION, vol.80, no.1, pp.64-66, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 80 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000431225
  • Journal Name: GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.64-66
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A bilobulated mature cystic teratoma (MCT) at the left ovary measuring 6 cm in diameter fistulized to the left lower quadrant of the anterior abdominal wall, contralateral to McBurney's point. This is the first reported case of a MCT fistulized to the skin. Symptoms, if present, usually depend on the size of the teratoma. However, most patients with a MCT are asymptomatic. Complications such as rupture of the cyst capsule are quite rare. Moreover, complication of fistulization is highly infrequent. (C) 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel