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streak ovary

Thursday 22 July 2010

Synopsis

 Flattened, tubular structure
 nodule / plaque of ovarian type stroma but no oocytes
 Cellular, fibrous stroma

  • similar to normal ovarian stroma
     Absent follicles
     No germ cells
  • may occasionally be present in fetal cases cf surgical specimens

See also

 streak gonads