Dermoid ovarian cysts, also called ovarian teratomas or monster cysts, are a type of cysts on ovary. They can sometimes contain hair, blood, thyroid tissues, bones, eyes and many other fully developed organ strutures. They are also prone to causing the twisting of the ovaries (ovarian torsion). Understanding them is therefore important if you want to get rid of them, prevent them or simply manage some of the ovarian cyst symptoms that they sometimes cause. Here are numbers that can help to shed light on dermoid cysts - mature cystic teratomas

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OVARIAN
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2. Dermoid ovarian cyts, also called
ovarian teratomas, are strange
cysts.

3. Here are numbers that can help you
understand them
SOURCES
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2960
http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mature-cystic-ovarian-teratoma
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/281850-overview#a4

4. 30
the average age of
women most affected
by ovarian teratomas

5. 15%
of all ovarian cyst
cases are dermoid
cysts

6. 0-17
the diameter, in inches,
of most ovarian cysts

7. 20
dermoid ovarian cysts
are the most common
type of cysts found in
women 20 years or less

8. 98
the percentage of
dermoid ovarian cysts
that are benign -
noncancerous

9. 1831
This is the year that
the term dermoid cyst
was first used in a
book.

10. 1863
The year that dermoid
ovarian cysts first got
the cystic teratoma
name.

11. 3-16
It is estimated that about
16% of dermoid ovarian
cyst cases usually end up
with ovarian torsion
complications.

12. 1-4
the percentage of
dermoid cyst cases
that result in ovarian
cyst rupture.

13. 30
the percentage of cystic
teratomas with fully
formed organ structures

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