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Case Reports
. 2012 Feb;40(2):121-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2011.07.046. Epub 2012 Jan 26.

[Homunculus: Fetiform teratoma]

[Article in French]
N Joutel  1 , N Pirot, I Pop, K Khoutech, V Bisson, M Cingotti, L Marpeau
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Case Reports

[Homunculus: Fetiform teratoma]

[Article in French]
N Joutel et al. Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

The term homunculus is a rare form of ovarian teratoma, highly differentiated that resembles a malformed fetus. Very few cases are reported in the literature. We present the clinical, pathological and imaging of this tumor type.

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