Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from a dermoid cyst: A rare malignancy in young women and review of the literature
Objective: Benign or mature cystic teratomas, also known as dermoid cysts, are composed of mature tissues, which can contain elements of all three germ cell layers. Malignant transformation of a mature cystic teratoma is more common in postmenopausal women, however, it can also, rarely, be identifie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455912001337 |