Women often feel anxious when diagnosed with ovarian cysts, but not all cysts require treatment. Understand the types, causes, and warning signs to identify when medical attention is needed.

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 ...

Bhat, Head & Senior Consultant, Apollo Hospital, Bangalore who added that “However, not all cysts are the same. For instance, dermoid cyst or endometriosis can cause them to be treated by a ...

Two examples of functional cysts include the following: Dermoid cysts are also called teratomas. They can contain different tissue types, such as skin, hair, and fat. Dermoid cysts usually show no ...

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 ...