An ultrasound discovered she had a dermoid cyst the size of an orange growing on her right ovary. Calle refers to it as her "little monster", as it is a type of teratoma tumor (teratoma is Greek ...

Two examples of functional cysts include the following: Dermoid cysts are also called teratomas. They can contain different tissue types, such as skin, hair, and fat. Dermoid cysts usually show no ...

However, some types of cysts like endometriomas, cystadenomas, and dermoid cysts can be malignant or borderline and tend to grow with age. “If left untreated, these cysts may cause health issues ...

Functional cyst 198 1.9 ± 0.07 Unilateral only 0.966 (A/C), NS, p = 0.39 Dermoid cyst 14 2.1 ± 0.3 Unilateral only 1.29 (A/C), NS, p = 0.16 Multioculated cyst 8 2.3 ± 0.3 Unilateral only 0.96 ...