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Review
. 2012 Jun;92(3):599-613, viii.
doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2012.03.005.

Teratomas and ovarian lesions in children

Anne-Marie E Amies Oelschlager  1 , Robert Sawin
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Review

Teratomas and ovarian lesions in children

Anne-Marie E Amies Oelschlager et al. Surg Clin North Am. 2012 Jun.

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.

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