title: The incidence and significance of polynuclear follicles.
abstract: In the treatment of pelvic disorders, ovarian tissue was surgically removed from 165 patients (divided into four age groups) and examined microscopically. This article presents the incidence of polynuclear follicles and discusses potential signficance of these structures in the histogenesis of the ovarian teratoma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000196:embryology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000196:embryology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012733:Sex Differentiation; D013724:Teratoma / Q000196:embryology / Q000648:ultrastructure*