Benign cystic ovarian teratoma with lung differentiation.
Organoid development of the lung in ovarian teratoma is very rare. The fifth case of this kind with an adult type lung and a bronchiolar system is presented in this paper. The largest published series of benign cystic ovarian teratoma are analysed. Factors influencing the incidence of endodermally drived tissues are discussed.
Pruszczyński
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Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical Academy, Lódź, Poland.
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Smedts
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D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology*