title: Teratomas and ovarian lesions in children.
abstract: Ovarian pathology in children is common and the pathology can be quite diverse. The most common benign ovarian tumor in childhood is a teratoma. In this article, we discuss the origin of these germ cell tumors followed by a complete discussion of ovarian pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
authors.forename: Anne-Marie E
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Amies Oelschlager
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sawin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*