Ovarian dermoid cysts are common lesions accounting for up to 40% of all ovarian neoplasms. Most of the cases are asymptomatic.
Symptoms develop once complications set in. Invasion into adjacent viscera such as the rectum, the small bowel, the peritoneum, and the urinary bladder is extremely rare. We present a rare case of ovarian dermoid cyst perforating into the urinary bladder presenting with irritative lower urinary tract symptoms characterized by urgency, frequency, dysuria, poor urine stream, and the passage of hairs and seborrhoeic gravels through the urethra for last 7 years.
KEYWORDS: Dermoid cyst, urinary bladder, ovary, perforation, teratoma
CORRESPONDENCE: Sanjay Kumar Gupta, MS, General Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India ()
CITATION: UroToday Int J. 2012 August;5(4):art 31.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2012.08.04
