Teratoma of ovary
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Teratoma of the ovary is a teratoma that may be cystic. It is composed entirely of well differentiated, adult-type tissues, without evidence of fetal-type tissues. It is almost always benign. See ovarian cysts for information on functional and other ovarian cysts.
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ICD10CM:
D27.9 – Benign neoplasm of unspecified ovary
SNOMEDCT:
716077006 – Teratoma of ovary
D27.9 – Benign neoplasm of unspecified ovary
SNOMEDCT:
716077006 – Teratoma of ovary
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- Other ovarian cysts such as corpus luteum cysts or follicular cysts
- Malignant ovarian neoplasms such as ovarian stromal tumors, germ cell tumors, or ovarian epithelial tumors
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Last Reviewed:09/28/2017
Last Updated:10/08/2017
Last Updated:10/08/2017