A gigantic cyst made
up hundreds of hairs has been removed from the ovaries of woman.
Surgeons say some of
the tangled hairs they took from the 30-year-old mother-of-two, were five
inches in lengthand had been growing inside her since birth.
The unidentified
Russian woman had sought medical help after suffering abdominal pain.
Chief doctor of
Kolomna Perinatal Centre, Tatiana Shavrak, said: “Dermoid cysts are a
noncancerous tumour of the ovary.
“They are capsules
with rather thick walls which consist of mucus mixed with various human
tissues.
“Inside the cyst we find the upper layer of
our skin, fats, hair, bones and even teeth.”
The cysts – in this
case was made up mainly of hair – were successfully removed by laparoscopy, and
the woman’s reproduction system was not affected.
Each weighed almost
four ounces and had been growing into “tails of hair” in each of her ovaries.
The remarkable picture
was released by the health ministry of Moscow region.
A doctor at the
hospital said: “These cysts are genetic.
“They are there since
childhood, and unfortunately, nobody can predict when they suddenly begin to
grow.
“It can happen at the
age of 15, 30 or even 70.
“Despite its
impressive view and lots of hair, these cysts that symmetrically grew in the
ovaries of our patient were rather light in weight.”