title: Parasitic dermoid cyst managed laparoscopically in a 29-year-old woman: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dermoid cysts are one of the most frequently occurring ovarian cysts; parasitic dermoid cysts, however, are extremely rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of a 29-year-old Japanese woman with an incidental finding of an adnexal mass on bimanual examination. Sonographic imaging reported an 8 cm mass in the Pouch of Douglas. This was found to be a parasitic dermoid cyst and was removed at laparoscopy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We believe laparoscopy to be a safe and effective means of managing parasitic ovarian dermoid cysts.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Homerton Row, London, UK. infiniteworx@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ciprian E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: Ashfaq
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pisal