title: Cutaneous Fistulization of an Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma: An Unusual Occurrence.
abstract: A bilobulated mature cystic teratoma (MCT) at the left ovary measuring 6 cm in diameter fistulized to the left lower quadrant of the anterior abdominal wall, contralateral to McBurney's point. This is the first reported case of a MCT fistulized to the skin. Symptoms, if present, usually depend on the size of the teratoma. However, most patients with a MCT are asymptomatic. Complications such as rupture of the cyst capsule are quite rare. Moreover, complication of fistulization is highly infrequent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Aral
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oz Atalay
authors.forename: Ilkay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saydam
authors.forename: Bilge
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya Demir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography