Persistent Ependymal Tumor Arising from an Immature Ovarian Teratoma: A Rare Case
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Ethical Statement
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Afzal, A.; Lu, R.; Asadbeigi, S.N.; Fung, K.-M.; Peterson, J.E.G. Persistent Ependymal Tumor Arising from an Immature Ovarian Teratoma: A Rare Case. J. Mol. Pathol. 2020, 1, 32-35. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmp1010005
Afzal A, Lu R, Asadbeigi SN, Fung K-M, Peterson JEG. Persistent Ependymal Tumor Arising from an Immature Ovarian Teratoma: A Rare Case. Journal of Molecular Pathology. 2020; 1(1):32-35. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmp1010005
Chicago/Turabian StyleAfzal, Anoshia, Rufei Lu, Sepideh N. Asadbeigi, Kar-Ming Fung, and Jo Elle G. Peterson. 2020. "Persistent Ependymal Tumor Arising from an Immature Ovarian Teratoma: A Rare Case" Journal of Molecular Pathology 1, no. 1: 32-35. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmp1010005