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Primary malignant melanoma arising from ruptured ovarian mature cystic teratoma with elevated serum CA 19–9: a case report and review of literature

BACKGROUND: Ovarian mature cystic teratomas comprise tissues derived from all three germ layers. In rare incidences, malignant tumors may arise from ovarian mature cystic teratoma, which occurs in 0.2–1.8% of cases. A variety of tumors can arise within mature cystic teratoma, among which malignant m...

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Autores principales: Choi, Won Ku, Lee, Dong Hyun, Cho, Dong Hyu, Jang, Kyu Yun, Kim, Kyoung Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31775731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0853-8