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Research Article

Ectopic Pituitary with Pregnancy Changes in a Benign Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary

Christopher Mow Department of Pathology, General Hospital, Trenion, Slovak Republic; Soft Tissue Tumour Registry, Sikls Department of Pathology, Faculty Hospital, Pilsen and Department of Pathology, General Hospital, Chomutov
,
Andrew Edwards Czech Republic
&
John A. Hayman
Pages 431-433 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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