Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 35-38 , February 2006

Rapidly Growing Bilateral Ovarian Cystadenoma in a 6-Year-Old Girl: Case Report and Literature Review

  • Zoran B. Stanković, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia “Dr Vukan Čupić”
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Zoran B. Stanković, MD, R.Dakića 6, Belgrade 11070, Serbia and Montenegro
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  • Milan K. Djukić, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Belgrade School of Medicine; Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics “Narodni Front”
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  • Katarina Sedlecki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia “Dr Vukan Čupić”
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  • Slaviša Djuričić, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology of the Institute of Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia “Dr Vukan Čupić”
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  • Branislav J. Lukač, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
    • ,
  • Ilijana Mažibrada, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia “Dr Vukan Čupić”

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PII: S1083-3188(05)00189-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2005.11.004

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 35-38 , February 2006

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