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Gartner's cyst
Also known as:
Gartner's tumour
Associated persons:
Hermann Treschow Gartner
Description:
A term comprising various ovarial tumours that are assumed to have developed in persistent vestiges of mesonephros. Commonly denotes a usually benign cyst in the antero-lateral wall of the vaginal remnant of Gartner’s duct which feels like a round hard bump.
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