An Uncommon Case of Adolescent Ovarian Teratoma Incarcerated in Inguinal Hernia

• Hauptverfasser: Marco Pensabene (Verfasst von), Vincenza Girgenti (Verfasst von), Marcello Cimador (Verfasst von), Giuseppe Li Voti (Verfasst von), Vito Rodolico (Verfasst von), Fortunato Siracusa (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Mature cystic teratoma is the most frequent benign ovarian neoplastic lesion in adolescents and is generally composed of fully differentiated tissue arising from multipotential three germinal layers. It accounts for approximately 50% of benign ovarian tumors in childhood. Rarely, a bilateral, synchr...