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TERATOMA OF GREATER OMENTUM PRESENTING AS A RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA MASS

GOPI SARAVANAN

Abstract


Mature teratomas (benign cystic teratomas
or dermoid cysts) are among the
mostcommon ovarian germ cell tumours.
However, teratomas of the omentum are
extremely rare. Tilldate, only 29 cases of
Teratoma of the greater omentum (TGO)
have been reported worldwide.Wehereby
report an interesting case of a right iliac
fossa mass which turned out to be the
Teratoma ofGreater Omentum.


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