What recent primary studies tell us about ovarian teratomas in children: a scoping review.
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SUBMITTER: Luczak J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7098956 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
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What recent primary studies tell us about ovarian teratomas in children: a scoping review.
Łuczak Justyna J Bagłaj Maciej M Dryjański Piotr P
Cancer metastasis reviews 20200301 1
Our knowledge of ovarian teratomas in children is still far from complete, and much remains to be discovered. Here, we conduct a scoping review of the primary research related to ovarian teratomas in pediatric age. To our knowledge, there is no published synthesis of the literature surrounding ovarian teratomas in children using scoping review methodology. We identified 24 studies from 11 countries; 18 studies were retrospective, 3 were prospective, and 3 were experimental. There were 6 studies ...[more]
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