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. 2021 Aug 31;22(3):249-252.
doi: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2021.2021.0063.

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Kavita Khoiwal  1 , Juhi Mishra  1 , Sandipan Chowdhuri  1 , Pranoy Paul  2 , Anchal Agarwal  1 , Amrita Gaurav  1 , Jaya Chaturvedi  1
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Kavita Khoiwal et al. J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
CECT abdomen & pelvis; axial section suggestive of neoplastic ovarian mass CECT: Contrast-enhanced computed tomography
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoperative images; a,b) a huge, poorly defined, necrotic, friable tumor was found occupying the whole abdominopelvic cavity, mass (yellow arrow) adhered to bowel loops and omentum (shown by dotted arrow); c) Image shows tumor specimen with an irregular surface, solid-cystic areas containing sebaceous fluid and hair tuft; d) After removal of tumor, uterus was seen deep in the pelvis
Figure 3
Figure 3
Histopathological images; a) 40x haemotoxylin & eosin (H&E) stain, showing squamous cell differentiation; b) 40x H&E stain, showing squamous cells with individual cell keratinization; c) H&E stain, showing necrotic areas; d) H&E stain, showing glial tissue (neuroectoderm) with calcification; e) H&E stain, showing myometrial involvement
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