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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Cystic teratoma of the ovary
Introduction

Teratomas of the ovary can take various forms. Common is dermoidal cyst, lined by more or less normal epidermis, including skin adnexa. The cyst contains keratin, sebum and hairs. Sometimes malformed teeth can be found as well.

In more complex form of teratomas (bidermoma, tridermoma) many other tissues can be found (epithelium, neural tissue, cartilage and other).

Histology

Skin with adnexa, accumulation of the sebum and keratin. Sometimes other tissues can be found as well.

Pictures

Ovary, dermoid cyst: Dermoid cyst, ovary (mature teratoma), HE 40x (6091)

Dermoidal cyst of the ovary, where the epidermis transforms into conjunctiva-like epithelium: Teratoma of the ovary, skin, conjunctiva, smooth muscle, HE 40x (6087)

Teratoma of the ovary: Mature teratoma, HE 40x (6410)