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Dermoid cysts or mature cystic teratomas are one of the most common tumors that occur in women during their reproductive life, accounting for almost 20% of all ovarian tumors. They are part of a subclass of ovarian germ cell tumor believed to arise from the primordial germ cells. Such origins give rise to the bizarre gross appearance of these tumors. They are generally unilateral and oophorectomy, the operation of choice, is usually curative.
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Gainford, M.C., Friedlander, M. (2011). Squamous Cell Carcinomas Arising From Dermoids. In: Reed, N., Green, J., Gershenson, D., Siddiqui, N., Connor, R. (eds) Rare and Uncommon Gynecological Cancers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13492-0_11
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