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01-21-2014, 04:57 AM
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My Daughter's Dermoid Tumor
My daughter had a dermoid tumor removed from her. When they popped it, it had hair growing inside it.
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01-21-2014, 11:35 AM
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Re: My Daughter's Dermoid Tumor
From Wikipedia: "A dermoid cyst is a cystic teratoma that contains an array of developmentally mature, solid tissues. It frequently consists of skin, complete with hair follicles, and sweat glands. Other commonly found components include: clumps of long hair, pockets of sebum, blood, fat, bone, nails, teeth, eyes, cartilage, and thyroid tissue. "Because it grows slowly and contains mature tissue, a dermoid cyst is almost always benign. The rare malignant dermoid cyst usually develops squamous cell carcinoma in adults; in infants and children it usually develops an endodermal sinus tumor." Most common occurrence is in the ovaries, on the temples near the eyes and the spinal column. |