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Because they form from undifferentiated(unspecialized) cells, these cysts start to
develop different body tissues
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Some of the cells in the dermoid cystdevelop into brain cells
ovarian cyst blog
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This triggers an auto-immune response
Ovarian cyst blog
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The body's immune system sends outwhite blood cells to attack the teratoma
that is growing in the ovaries
Ovarian Cyst Blog
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And because of the brain cells in
the ovarian cyst, the white blood
cells also attack the brain
Ovarian Cyst Blog
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This leads to bizarre hallucinations andunusual behaviour ("mental illness")
Ovarian cyst blogs
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This is a rare case that was documented bythe Discovery Channel
See Video here