Laparoscopic surgery for ovarian epidermoid cyst with preservation of ovarian function

• Main Authors: Ryo Yokomizo (Author), Akihiko Misawa (Author), Miki Muto (Author), Akari Nakajima (Author), Akinobu Izumi (Author), Seika Nagae (Author), Nami Yamamura (Author), Suguru Odajima (Author), Akiko Tanuma Takahashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ovarian epidermoid cyst, an extremely rare tumor occurring mostly in older females, is lined by mature stratified squamous epithelium and distinguishable from mature teratoma by the absence of skin adnexae and other tissues. In imaging, these tumors resemble solid tumors, necessitating most patients...