An ultrasound discovered she had a dermoid cyst the size of an orange growing on her right ovary. Calle refers to it as her "little monster", as it is a type of teratoma tumor (teratoma is Greek ...

Women's pain is often misdiagnosed or ignored. But what's being done about it? We asked women and MDs to weigh in on.

Functional cyst 198 1.9 ± 0.07 Unilateral only 0.966 (A/C), NS, p = 0.39 Dermoid cyst 14 2.1 ± 0.3 Unilateral only 1.29 (A/C), NS, p = 0.16 Multioculated cyst 8 2.3 ± 0.3 Unilateral only 0.96 ...

13."Nearly 50% of women will deal with pelvic organ prolapse at some point in their life — yet no one teaches us how to ...

14.You can develop a fluid-filled tumor in your ovary that grows bones, teeth, fat, muscles, and hair... These tumors, known as dermoid teratomas, are thankfully benign. However, if the growth isn't ...

The tumor was ultimately diagnosed as a 'mature fetiform teratoma (homunculus)' which, according to Cleveland Clinic, is 'a type of dermoid cyst that consists of living tissue and often resembles a ...

Head tumors containing oily substances, such as teratomas and dermoid cysts, are difficult to differentiate based solely on radiological features, and a clear diagnosis should rely on pathological ...