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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