DERMOID CYST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dermoid cyst mean? 

• DERMOID CYST (noun)
  The noun DERMOID CYST has 1 sense:

1. a cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other material

  Familiarity information: DERMOID CYST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DERMOID CYST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dermoid cyst" is a kind of...):

cyst (a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure)

 Context examples 

A secondary melanoma or melanocytic nevus that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Secondary Melanocytic Lesion, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary carcinoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Secondary Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary sebaceous carcinoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Sebaceous Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary sebaceous adenoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Sebaceous Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary sarcoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Secondary Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary sebaceous adenoma or sebaceous carcinoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Secondary Sebaceous Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A secondary squamous cell carcinoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include dermoid cyst with secondary carcinoma, dermoid cyst with secondary sarcoma, and dermoid cyst with pituitary-type tumor.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Secondary Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The vast majority of cases are benign dermoid cysts.

(Benign Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A prolactin secreting adenoma that has developed in an ovarian dermoid cyst.

(Ovarian Dermoid Cyst with Prolactin Secreting Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)