Unique finding of prostatic tissue in a benign cystic ovarian teratoma.

Abstract

Benign cystic ovarian teratomas are neoplasms with a 46,XX karyotype originating from a single abnormal ovarian germ cell after the first meiotic division. Since these tumors lack the Y chromosome (required for production of the H-Y antigen that is presumably obligatory for embryonic male sexual differentiation), identifiable male sex organ structures should not be found in the tumor. We report a case in which prostatic tissue was identified in a benign cystic ovarian teratoma.

• Authors: R A Brumback, B S Brown, P A di Sant'Agnese
• Journal: Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine (Arch Pathol Lab Med) Vol. 109 Issue 7 Pg. 675-7 (Jul 1985) ISSN: 0003-9985 [Print] United States
• PMID: 3839368 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Ovarian Cysts (analysis, pathology)
• Prostate (analysis, pathology)
• Teratoma (analysis, pathology)