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What causes an ovarian dermoid cyst?
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Embryonic cells: Ectodermal embryonic cells enclosed into the ovary at early formation "get activated" later in life producing dermoid cysts, that can contain hair and teeth when surgically removed and opened.
Answered 3/8/2018
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