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18 - Cytology of the Gonads

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2021

By
Güliz A. Barkan  and
Eva M. Wojcik
Edited by
Ji-Weon Park ,
Paolo Gattuso ,
Vijaya B. Reddy  and
Shahla Masood
Ji-Weon Park
Affiliation:
Rush University, Chicago
Paolo Gattuso
Affiliation:
Rush University, Chicago
Vijaya B. Reddy
Affiliation:
Rush University, Chicago
Shahla Masood
Affiliation:
University of Florida
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Summary

Solitary luteinized follicle cyst could be seen in pregnancy or puerperium, and could reach up to 25 cm

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Differential Diagnosis in Cytopathology , pp. 597 - 619
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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