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Most frequent ovarian germ cell tumor. Mature ovarian teratomata develop from postmeiotic germ cells and present as cystic tumors limited to the ovary with no metastatic spread. In contrast, immature teratomata may show considerable infiltration into neighboring organs and may be a component of mixed malignant germ cell tumors.
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(2011). Ovarian Teratoma. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16483-5_4300
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