Prostatic tissue in benign cystic ovarian teratomas
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1Division of Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology, Department of Laboratories, North Shore University, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Human Pathology
|April 1, 1996
Abstract:
Benign prostatic tissue was found in three of 25 benign cystic teratomas of the ovary. Our finding may indicate that prostatic tissue in mature ovarian teratomas is more common than currently reflected in literature.
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