A 26-year-old woman presents to the GP with an incidental finding of a 5 cm dermoid cyst (mature cystic teratoma) on pelvic ultrasound. She is asympto...

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A 26-year-old woman presents to the GP with an incidental finding of a 5 cm dermoid cyst (mature cystic teratoma) on pelvic ultrasound. She is asymptomatic. She is not pregnant. Which is the single most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Refer to gynaecology for consideration of surgical removal

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Reassure and discharge - dermoid cysts are always benign

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Prescribe the combined oral contraceptive pill to shrink the cyst

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Arrange urgent 2-week wait referral for suspected ovarian cancer

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Repeat ultrasound in 12 months

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Dermoid Cyst Management

A 26-year-old woman presents to the GP with an incidental finding of a 5 cm dermoid cyst (mature cystic teratoma) on pelvic ultrasound. She is asymptomatic. She is not pregnant. Which is the single most appropriate management?