title: Intraperitoneal rupture of benign cystic ovarian teratoma.
abstract: Three patients are presented with the rare complication of intraperitoneal rupture of a benign cystic ovarian teratoma. Spillage of sebaceous material produces a chemical granulomatous peritonitis which may mimic the metastatic spread of ovarian carcinoma. The importance of a frozen-section examination prior to a definite procedure is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology