Acute Ruptured Dermoid Cyst

Acute rupture of a dermoid cyst with acute peritonitis is usually associated with pregnancy and labor. In the abdominal spillage of tumor contents results in severe chemical pentonitis, granubomatous reaction, and formation of dense adhesions.

Adhesions of tumor to adjacent structures and the inflammatory reaction may result in a fistula and drainage into another abdominal organ.

Numerous reports document spontaneous rupture of dermoid cysts into the bladder, small bowel, rectum, sigmoid cobon, and vagina and perforation of the anterior abdominal wall. Ovarian Cyst Treatment