{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Prostatic tissue: an unexpected finding in a mature ovarian teratoma : Case report and systematic literature review.
{Author}: Pecorella I;Framarino Dei Malatesta ML;Riganelli L;Ciardi G;Porpora MG;
{Journal}: Arch Gynecol Obstet
{Volume}: 0
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: Oct 2021 7
{Factor}: 2.493
{DOI}: 10.1007/s00404-021-06245-x
{Abstract}: <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>Prostatic tissue in an ovarian teratoma is an unusual finding, whose initiation in a 46, XX karyotype tissue is yet to be clarified. We present a case from our files and review the literature for this intriguing finding.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Unstained histology sections of the ovarian teratoma containing prostatic tissue were evaluated using immunohistochemistry for PSA and androgen receptor.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Both PSA and androgen receptor immunostainings were positive in the prostatic tissue. From the literature review, it appears that most of the patients (74%) with similar findings were either pregnant or experiencing a miscarriage, menopausal or infertile at presentation, showing that an imbalanced hormone status is frequently associated with the presence of male structures in ovarian teratomas.