Gonadal teratomas: a study of 206 cases.

Total 206 gonadal teratomas were diagnosed in Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana from January 1980 to December 1990. 182 of them were in ovary and other 24 in testis. Majority of them i.e. 45.1% of ovarian and 45.8% of testicular lesions were seen in third decade. On gross examination 161 (88.4%) of ovarian tumours were cystic one (0.5%) was completely solid, while 20 (10.9%) showed solid as well as cystic areas. Majority (93.9%) of them were mature teratomas; 27 (14.8%) being dermoid cysts. In testicular lesions 22 (91.7%) were solid as well as cystic type and 2 (8.3%) were purely solid. Twenty (83.3%) of them were immature and only 4 (16.7%) lesions showed benign histology.