Serial Development of Teeth in an Ovarian Teratoma

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Abstract
THE radiologic identification of teeth and bone in teratomas and the demonstration of organized structures in pathological specimens are routine occurrences. Recently, we reviewed a series of roentgenograms of a female pelvis, recorded over a period of thirteen years. These showed successive progressive development of several teeth in an ovarian teratoma. This record of development provides an insight into the nature and origin of teratomas, "one of the most controversial subjects in embryological pathology."1 Case ReportA 40-year-old Caucasian woman was first seen at the University of California Medical Center in 1948 at the age of 28 because of pain . . .