Ovarian squamous cell carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma
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Preoperative diagnosis of malignant transformation of an ovarian mature cystic teratoma to squamous cell carcinoma is difficult due to nonspecific tumor markers and imaging findings. This is an interesting case presentation that has prior imaging that demonstrates imaging characteristics of the transformation of a mature cystic teratoma to squamous cell carcinoma.
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دوره 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011