Keywords: Mature cystic teratoma of ovary.jpg This 4-cm mature cystic teratoma of the ovary was found incidentally at the time of Caesarean section and removed Like most ovarian teratomas and unlike those of the testis this one was benign showing only mature tissues microscopically In addition to the obvious cutaneous structures giving rise to the hair seen here histologically there was abundant neuroglia and even one neuron Central nervous system tissue is very common in mature teratomas Photograph by Ed Uthman MD Public domain Posted 27 May 01 http //web2 airmail net/uthman/specimens/index html Photograph by Ed Uthman MD PD Ed Uthman Gross pathology of neoplasms Gross pathology of teratoma |