title: Complications of dermoid tumors of the ovary.
abstract: There were 253 dermoid tumors of the ovary studied. Torsion of the pedicle with hemorrhagic infarction proved to be the most frequent complication; malignant change was the most lethal. Nine patients with malignant dermoid tumors, most of them with locally advanced disease, were treated with conservative surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. The longest known survivor lived 3 years; most patients died within a year. It was concluded that a more aggressive surgical approach might salvage some patients with locally advanced malignant disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D007420:Intestine, Large; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000209:etiology; D014599:Uterus / Q000293:injuries