Mature cystic teratoma-torsed with adenexal structures


Mature cystic teratoma-torsed with adenexal structures

Elements of all three germ layers are present: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm. They are classified as germ cell tumors and are thought to arise through parthenogenesis. They are found in the path of migration of the germ cells from the yolk sac to the primitive gonad.

Alan B.P. Ng

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