Abstract
We report on the rare finding of pituitary tissue, including both adenohypophysis and neurohypophsis, in a mature cystic teratoma of the ovary removed from a 26 year old female at the time of cesarean section. Immunocytochemistry of the ectopic anterior pituitary component showed pregnancy-related changes that have previously only been described in pituitaries obtained at autopsy.
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