Afterwards she told me that I had a dermoid cyst on my ovary. This, she said, was a little growth that had developed its own teeth and hair - these cysts are made up of all sorts of body cells.

Rani A. Bhat, Head & Senior Consultant, Apollo Hospital, Bangalore who added that “However, not all cysts are the same. For instance, dermoid cyst or endometriosis can cause them to be treated by a ...

and hair. 7 These types of teratoma occur in the testicles or ovaries at the start of puberty or tailbone in newborns. Mature teratomas are also called dermoid cysts. Histological studies revealed ...