Souftas Vasileios, Polychronidis Alexandros, Giatromanolaki Alexandra, Perente Sebachedin, Simopoulos Constantinos
Department of Medical Imaging, Democritus University of Thrace, 15 Kolokotroni Street, Alexandroupolis, 68100, Greece.
Surg Today. 2008;38(10):959-61. doi: 10.1007/s00595-007-3744-9. Epub 2008 Sep 27.
We report an unusual case of a mature cystic teratoma, or dermoid cyst, in the hepatoduodenal ligament of a young woman. Mature cystic teratomas are rarely found in extragonadal sites, especially the hepatoduodenal ligament. Surgical resection remains the mainstay of therapy and is required for a definitive diagnosis. Patients who undergo complete resection of a mature cystic teratoma normally have an excellent prognosis.
