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Bilateral dermoid cyst of the ovary: an overview of two cases

Dermoid cyst (also called as ‘mature teratoma’) is a type of germ cell tumour. The word ‘teratoma’ is derived from Greek work ‘teraton’ meaning monster. It was initially used by Virchow in 1863. The term ‘dermoid cyst’ was coined by Leblanc in 1831. The majority of dermoid cysts are unilateral with equal frequency in both ovaries; moreover, bilateral tumours are found approximately in 10-12% of cases and we presented two such cases of bilateral dermoid cysts of ovary.