title: Mature teratoma of the uterine corpus with thyroid differentiation.
abstract: A case of a clinically silent mature teratoma of the uterine corpus is reported. A 55-year-old woman presented with multiple uterine leiomyomas. The discovery was incidental, because the patient was asymptomatic. Macroscopically, a colloid-hemorrhagic-looking nodule was present. Histologic and immunohistochemical studies showed that this tumor was a small thyroid mass. Key words:,
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. francapp@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cappello
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbato
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Tomasino
mesh_terms: D002116:Calcitonin / Q000032:analysis; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008875:Middle Aged; D013724:Teratoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000032:analysis; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin; D013954:Thyroglobulin