An Uncommon Case of Adolescent Ovarian Teratoma Incarcerated in Inguinal Hernia

• Main Authors: Marco Pensabene (Author), Vincenza Girgenti (Author), Marcello Cimador (Author), Giuseppe Li Voti (Author), Vito Rodolico (Author), Fortunato Siracusa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...