Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 39-43 , February 2006

Anaplastic Carcinoma Arising in an Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma in a 17-Year-Old Female

  • Joseph Vella, BS

      Affiliations

    • New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
    • ,
  • Bernadette Cracchiolo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health
    • ,
  • Debra S. Heller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Debra S. Heller, MD, Dept of Pathology-UH/E158, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, PO Box 1709, Newark, NJ, 07101

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2005.11.005

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 39-43 , February 2006

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