An Uncommon Case of Adolescent Ovarian Teratoma Incarcerated in Inguinal Hernia

Mature cystic teratoma is the most frequent benign ovarian neoplastic lesion in adolescents and is generally composed of fully differentiated tissue arising from multipotential three germinal layers. It accounts for approximately 50% of benign ovarian tumors in childhood. Rarely, a bilateral, synchr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marco Pensabene, Vincenza Girgenti, Marcello Cimador, Giuseppe Li Voti, Vito Rodolico, Fortunato Siracusa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4534053