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 ==Teratoma==
-Three types:
+{{Main|Teratoma}}
-#Mature (benign) - common.
+*May be benign or malignant.
-#Immature (malignant).
+*Skin component ''only'' called "dermoid".
-#Monodermal (highly specialized).
-===Specialized teratomas===
-*[[Struma ovarii]] ([[thyroid tumour]]).
-** Thyroid tissue - colloid is seen.
-*[[Carcinoid]] - rare.
-** 'Typical neuroendocrine appearance' - nuclei with stippled chromatin (salt-and-pepper chromatin).
 ==Dysgerminoma==