Growing teratoma syndrome of the ovary: Review of literature and first report of a carcinoid tumor arising in a growing teratoma of the ovary

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1913-1918

  Djordjevic, Bojana ^a   Euscher, Elizabeth D ^b   Malpica, Anais ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoid; Growing teratoma; Ovary; Review; Secondary malignancy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY TERATOMA; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CARCINOID TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA;

EID: 36448957282     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318073cf44     Document Type: Article

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