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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1973;41:246-252
© 1973 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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The Embryology of Supernumerary Ovaries

JOSEPH L. PRINTZ, MD, JOHN W. CHOATE, MD, PHILIP L. TOWNES, MD and RANDALL C. HARPER, MD

From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Anatomy and Pathology at the University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 14642

Abstract

The supernumerary ovary is an exceedingly rare occurrence. The most plausable embryologic explanation for an omental ovary involves germinal ridge transplant. This proposed detachment—reattachment would occur after gonocyte migration from the yolk sac has been complete. Alternative explanations and theories for the supernumerary ovary are discussed. It is surprising that this embryonic rarity is not found more often.






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