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Volume 24 |
July - September 2008 |
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Unusual presentation of
benign cystic Teratoma
Chukwunwendu A. Okonkwo1, Moses I. Momoh2,
Victor J. Ekanem3,
Maxwell E. Odiegwu4, Eugene M. Ikeanyi5, Ekene OMO6
ABSTRACT
Benign Cystic Teratoma (Dermoid cyst) is the most common Germ cell tumor, they rarely grow larger than 15cm in diameter and usually occur in young women with peak incidence between the ages of 20 and 40 years .We report a case of an unusually massive benign cystic teratoma measuring 86cm by 70cm and weighing 21kg, removed from a 58 year old six years post menopausal Para five woman who had been carrying the cyst over a period of twenty years. She had total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and was discharged on the eighth post operative day.
KEY WORDS: Massive dermoid cyst, Postmenopausal woman.
Pak J Med Sci July - September 2008 Vol. 24 No. 4 624-626
How to cite this article:
Okonkwo CA, Momoh MI, Ekanem VJ, Odiegwu ME, Ikeanyi EM, Ekene OMO. Unusual presentation of benign cystic teratoma. Pak J Med Sci 2008;24(4):624-6.
1. Dr. Chukwunwendu A. Okonkwo,
MBBS, FMCOG, FICS
Department Of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2. Dr. Moses I. Momoh, MBBS, FWACS
Department of Surgery
3. Dr. Victor J. Ekanem, MBBS, FMC PATH
Department of Morbid Anatomy
4. Dr. Maxwell E. Odiegwu, MBBS, FMCOG
5. Dr. Eugene M. Ikeanyi, MBBS
Department Of Obstetrics and Gynecology
6. Dr. Ekene OMO, MBBS
Department of Anaesthesia
1-6: University of Benin Teaching Hospital,
Benin-city,
Edo State,
Nigeria.
Correspondence
Dr. Okonkwo CA,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
University of Benin Teaching Hospital,
Benin-city,
Edo State, Nigeria.
E-mail: drcaokonkwo@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: February 8, 2008
* Accepted: June 1, 2008
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