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KMID : 0191120030180060905
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2003 Volume.18 No. 6 p.905 ~ p.907
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Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratoma Containing Homunculus: A Case Report
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Lee YH
Kim SG/Choi SH/Kim IS/Kim SH
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We report a partial fetus-like structure (homunculus) in benign ovarian mature cystic teratoma removed from a 23-yr-old female. The cyst displayed various tissues derived from the three germ layers. The homunculus had a distinguished fetal cranial structure with one upper extremity. A partially developed osteocartilagenous skeleton was identified in the cranial structure of the homunculus. Intracranial structures such as cerebral cortex, retinal pigment, and leptomeninges were extruded from the partially disrupted calvarium.
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