title: Benign cystic teratoma of the douglas.
abstract: We report a case of a benign cystic teratoma in a 30-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopy for a persisting pelvic mass in the posterior cul-de-sac. Our review of the literature indicates that, this is the second teratoma case of the douglas and the first one removed laparoscopically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fatih University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. nilgunturhan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: N O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dilmen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ustün
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004312:Douglas' Pouch; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*