Are Ovarian Dermoid Cysts Should Be Always Considered Benign? A Case Series Study of Different Malignant Transformation

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Oncology Gynecology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
² Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Case Reports

Zahra Shiravani et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;11(Suppl 2):156-158.

doi: 10.1007/s13193-020-01159-7. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Oncology Gynecology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
² Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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