Ovarian teratoma with teeth discovered in remains of 15th century woman
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 08:02
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers in Portugal has found what they believe to be a teratoma in the pelvis of a woman who died approximately 500 years ago. In their paper published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, the group describes the calcified mass with teeth that was first discovered during excavation work sometime between 2010 and 2011.