Successful surgical treatment of a giant teratoid ovary cyst, complicated by compression of the abdominal cavity and diaphragm, in a newborn girl
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https://doi.org/10.15574/PS.2017.57.9Keywords:
teratoid cyst, ovary, newborn girlAbstract
Ovarian cysts are considered rare in pediatric practice. Ovarian tumors occur in 1% of all tumors in children. Sex glands are the second most frequent localization of teratoid tumors in children, after the sacrococcygeal region. A clinical case of a giant teratoid ovarian cyst is described, with compression of the abdominal and diaphragm organs, in a newborn girl. After radical surgery, postoperative period was uneventful.Downloads
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