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Pathology of Ovary: Metastatic and Miscellaneous Tumours

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This chapter describes the various miscellaneous and metastatic tumours of ovary with illustrations. The miscellaneous tumours of ovary include tumours of rete ovarii, mesothelial tumours, lymphoid and myeloid tumours, soft tissue tumours and various tumour-like lesions. In addition, metastatic tumour in ovary have also been discussed.

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Dey, P. (2019). Pathology of Ovary: Metastatic and Miscellaneous Tumours. In: Color Atlas of Female Genital Tract Pathology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1029-4_10

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