Chemical peritonitis resulting from spontaneous rupture of a mature ovarian cystic teratoma: a case report

Chemical peritonitis resulting from spontaneous rupture of a mature ovarian cystic teratoma: a case report

Background. Mature cystic teratomas (dermoid cysts) are the most common germ cell tumours with 10–25% incidence of adult and 50% of paediatric ovarian tumours. The aetiology of dermoid cysts is still unclear, although currently the parthenogenic theory is most widely accepted. The tumour is slow-gro...

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Main Authors: Diana Bužinskienė, Matas Mongirdas, Saulius Mikėnas, Gražina Drąsutienė, Linas Andreika, Indrė Sakalauskaitė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2020-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Lituanica
Subjects:
chemical peritonitis
dermoid cyst
mature cystic teratoma
peritoneal lavage
spontaneous rupture
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/21252

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