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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Pearls from the abdomen |
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Gumballi Swethadri1, Jacqueline Wong2
1 Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka 575 002, India
2 UMUM Sarawak Kuching Hospital, Kuching, East Malaysia, Malaysia
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How to cite this article:
Swethadri G, Wong J. Pearls from the abdomen. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2009;52:128 |
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A 38-year-old female patient, Indonesian by nationality and a dancer by profession, underwent an operation for a clinically diagnosed ovarian dermoid cyst. During grossing, we were surprised to observe 105 whitish balls ranging in size from 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter and a ball of hair [Figure 1]. Each of these whitish balls was covered with an egg shell-like material with calcification and crackling. The content was grumous material. A histological examination of the cyst wall revealed a classical mature squamous epithelium with adnexal structures. It was not possible to conclude how such morphological forms resulted in a dermoid cyst.
Correspondence Address:
Gumballi Swethadri
Professor of Pathology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka - 575 002
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.44986
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