Ovarian mature cystic teratoma containing homunculus: a case report.

We report a partial fetus-like structure (homunculus) in benign ovarian mature cystic teratoma removed from a 23-yr-old female. The cyst displayed various tissues derived from the three germ layers. The homunculus had a distinguished fetal cranial structure with one upper extremity. A partially deve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lee, Yong Ho, Kim, Sung Gun, Choi, Sung Hyuk, Kim, In Sun, Kim, Sun Haeng
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2003
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3055135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14676454
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Sumario:We report a partial fetus-like structure (homunculus) in benign ovarian mature cystic teratoma removed from a 23-yr-old female. The cyst displayed various tissues derived from the three germ layers. The homunculus had a distinguished fetal cranial structure with one upper extremity. A partially developed osteocartilagenous skeleton was identified in the cranial structure of the homunculus. Intracranial structures such as cerebral cortex, retinal pigment, and leptomeninges were extruded from the partially disrupted calvarium.

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