When, due to an error of diagnosis, the technique is applied to a dermoid cyst ( teratoma ) or other tumor, the risk of subsequent tumor recurrence and cancer is much increased.
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As dermoid cysts grow slowly and contain mature tissue, this type of cystic teratoma is nearly always malignant, a squamous cell carcinoma usually develops in adults, while infants and children usually present with an endodermal sinus tumor.
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They occur when skin cells and things like hair, sweat glands, oil glands or fatty tissue get trapped in the skin as a baby grows in the womb . Dermoid cysts are present at birth ( congenital ) and are common.
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Spinal abnormalities, e . g . intramedullary dermoid cysts may arise more frequently in the lumbosacral region ( quite often at the level of the conus medullaris ) and may be seen with other congenital anomalies of the spine including posterior spina bifida occulta as identified by the neuroradiological analysis.
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While a two-year lapse in gynecological visits could be enough time to allow a fibroid to grow large enough to require surgery, it is highly unusual for doctors to discover dermoid cysts on a woman's ovaries amid surgery _ and then have them so entangled that the ovary must be removed, they said.
