title: Benign cystic teratoma of the ovary rupturing into the rectum: a rare problem.
abstract: Benign cystic teratoma of the ovary is a common neoplasm which only rarely presents as a result of ovarian rupture. Rupture into the rectum has been described infrequently. We describe a case of rupture of an ovarian cystic teratoma which presented as a change in bowel habit, due to faeces filling the cyst and compressing the rectum.
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Livesey
authors: P C
authors: PC
authors: Conn
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Dunn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous