A teenage girl experienced a life-changing medical scare when a tumor resembling something from a horror film grew inside her ...

Ovarian cysts are usually harmless but treatments may be needed to manage symptoms. They will vary based on whether lifestyle changes and natural remedies can help, or whether medication or a ...

Twenty percent of ovarian tumors are teratomas, and up to 20% of teratomas contain thyroid tissue. Struma ovarii, defined as containing 50% or more thyroid tissue, is less common, accounting for ...

Ovarian cancer histotype, diagnosis, and age at presentation are known prognostic ... Categories for histologic type included: EOC (serous, clear cell, endometrioid, mucinous and carcinosarcoma); germ ...

Women of menstrual age are familiar with the cramping that comes along with the dreaded time of the month. Although, when that pain is out of the ordinary, it may be a sign of a ruptured ovarian cyst.

Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China We present the case of an adolescent female patient diagnosed with a ruptured lateral ...

We reviewed our experience with a prospective ongoing protocol for the treatment of benign ovarian teratomas, between January 1990 and December 1996. Sonography established the diagnosis ...

Ovarian cancer is caused by a harmful overgrowth of cells in and around the ovaries ... Subtypes include dysgerminomas, endodermal sinus tumors, and immature teratomas. Treatment is usually ...

New hereditary genes potentially linked to high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) have been identified, which could improve understanding and risk assessment of this prevalent cancer type.

One of the project teams that won funding from ARPA-H in late 2024 aims to develop a drug that would extend ovarian function throughout a woman’s lifespan. Similar pharmaceutical strategies are ...

Some non seminomas develop from just one type of cell. And some develop from a mixture of cell types. Types of non seminoma tumours include: teratoma (post pubertal type) embryonal carcinoma ...