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Prostatic tissue: an unexpected finding in a mature ovarian teratoma : Case report and systematic literature review.

Irene PecorellaMaria Luisa Framarino Dei MalatestaLucia RiganelliGaia CiardiMaria Grazia Porpora
Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2021)
Both PSA and androgen receptor immunostainings were positive in the prostatic tissue. From the literature review, it appears that most of the patients (74%) with similar findings were either pregnant or experiencing a miscarriage, menopausal or infertile at presentation, showing that an imbalanced hormone status is frequently associated with the presence of male structures in ovarian teratomas.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • radical prostatectomy
  • prostate cancer
  • benign prostatic hyperplasia
  • pregnant women
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • mass spectrometry