An ultrasound discovered she had a dermoid cyst the size of an orange growing on her right ovary. Calle refers to it as her "little monster", as it is a type of teratoma tumor (teratoma is Greek ...

However, some types of cysts like endometriomas, cystadenomas, and dermoid cysts can be malignant or borderline and tend to grow with age. “If left untreated, these cysts may cause health issues ...