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KMID : 0371619960120010101
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Journal of Wonkwang Medical Science
1996 Volume.12 No. 1 p.101 ~ p.106
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A Case of Torsion of Mature Cystic Teratoma in an 11 Year Old Girl.
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이희민
김재현/이봉주/하태규/김홍곤/윤기중
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Abstract
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Mature cystic teratomas comprise 10% all ovarian tumors and show the highest frequency of incidence in women under 20 years of age Torsion of ovarian cyst is the most common complication n young female and lower abdominal pain, peritonitis,
necrosis and
shock are outcomes that require emergency treatment.
Generally, gross finding of mature cystic teratoma shows that most of the entire ovary is replaced by multiple cystic masses, and rarely only small portion of the ovary is changed into cystic mass.
We report a case of torsion of mature cystic teratoma in an 11 year old girl with a brief review of literature.
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