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Teratoma of ovary
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Teratoma of ovary

Contributors: Jennifer Black MD, Carla Casulo MD, Mitchell Linder MD
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Synopsis

Teratoma of the ovary is a teratoma that may be cystic. It is composed entirely of well differentiated, adult-type tissues, without evidence of fetal-type tissues. It is almost always benign. See ovarian cysts for information on functional and other ovarian cysts.

Codes

ICD10CM:
D27.9 – Benign neoplasm of unspecified ovary

SNOMEDCT:
716077006 – Teratoma of ovary

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Last Reviewed:09/28/2017
Last Updated:10/08/2017
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Teratoma of ovary
A medical illustration showing key findings of Teratoma of ovary : Abdominal pain, Pelvic pain, Vaginal bleeding, Pelvic mass, Adnexal mass on pelvic exam
Imaging Studies image of Teratoma of ovary - imageId=7878204. Click to open in gallery.  caption: '<span>Axial CT demonstrating a fat-containing left adnexal lesion (arrow), consistent with a mature cystic teratoma.</span>'
Axial CT demonstrating a fat-containing left adnexal lesion (arrow), consistent with a mature cystic teratoma.
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