Abstract
Documentation by of the Italian anatomist and pathologist, Giovanni Battista Morgagni [2], professor at Padua, led to the original publication of “The Seats and Causes of Disease” in 1761. To that authority, we go for the report on an old woman who had died in the Hospital in the year 1755. Her body, having been brought into the College, he dissected it personally. Now, as he carefully noted, “let us attend to the appearances which were seen in one of the ovaria”. Therefore, it is pertinent that he wrote thus: “The ovary was equal in size to a very large walnut, and was made up of white and thick membrane, including water”. Assuredly, this description fits the now well known simple ovarian cyst rather than the distinguishingly named “dermoid”.
Highlights
A study of the history of the dermoid cyst of the ovary suggests that the old masters were only conversant with large tumors
Because dermoid cysts of the ovary, as in other organs, are characterized by the presence of bone, “cartilage” greasy matter, and hair [1], they must have been observed by the medical masters of yester years
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Summary
Onuigbo W* Department of Pathology, Medical Foundation and Clinic, Enugu, Nigeria Citation: Onuigbo W (2015) Historical Concepts of Ovarian Dermoid Cysts. J Gynecol Res 1(2): 201. doi: 10.15744/2454-3284.1.201 Received Date: July 06, 2015 Accepted Date: July 29, 2015 Published Date: July 31, 2015
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