Mature cystic teratoma of the uterine cervix.
A rare case of extragonadal teratoma which occurred primarily in the uterus is described. The tumor developed in the uterine cervix to form a polypoid appearance, and consisted of ectodermal, mesodermal and endodermal derivatives. This is the 14th such tumor to be recorded in world literature. A review of the literature and its possible histogenesis are briefly described.
Iwanaga
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ishii
H
H
Nagano
H
H
Shimizu
M
M
Nishida
T
T
Yakushiji
M
M
D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery