Gonadal teratomas: A review and speculation

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-23

  Ulbright, Thomas M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermoid cyst; Germ cell tumor; Gonadal teratoma; Histogenesis; Ovarian neoplasms; Testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TERATOMA; TESTIS TUMOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3142707560     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00125480-200401000-00002     Document Type: Review

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