Teratoma of the ovary. Clinical and pathological differences between mature and immature teratomas;Teratome des ovars. Klinisch-pathologische unterschiede zwischen unreifen und reifen teratomen

Pathologe

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-208

  Schmidt, D ^a   Kommoss, F ^a  

^a Institut fur Pathologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gliomatosis peritonei; Immature teratoma; Mature teratoma; Neuroblastoma; Peritoneal implants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; FEMALE; GERM CELL; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; METAPLASIA; NERVOUS TISSUE; OVARY TERATOMA; ROSETTE FORMATION; STEM CELL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROBLASTOMA; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; TERATOMA;

EID: 34250219269     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-007-0909-7     Document Type: Article

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