Management of Familial Ovarian Teratoma: The Need for Guidance

Abstract Ovarian teratomas in prepubertal females are uncommon, but familial ones are exceedingly rare. We report an ovarian teratoma in an 8-year-old girl, her mother, and her maternal grandmother. The risk of a metachronous tumor and subsequent complications (such as torsion) in the contralateral...

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Main Authors: Sarah Braungart, Majella McCullagh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016-11-01
Series:European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1593832