Difference between revisions of "Teratoma"

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**Immature teratomas may have a benign or malignant behaviour.
**Immature teratomas may have a benign or malignant behaviour.
**Mature teratomas may have a benign or malignant behaviour.
**Mature teratomas may have a benign or malignant behaviour.
*CNS teratomas are overrepresented in males.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Zygourakis | first1 = CC. | last2 = Davis | first2 = JL. | last3 = Kaur | first3 = G. | last4 = Ames | first4 = CP. | last5 = Gupta | first5 = N. | last6 = Auguste | first6 = KI. | last7 = Parsa | first7 = AT. | title = Management of central nervous system teratoma. | journal = J Clin Neurosci | volume = 22 | issue = 1 | pages = 98-104 | month = Jan | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.03.039 | PMID = 25150764 }}</ref>
**Intracranial teratomas are usually located in midline locations such as the pineal region, suprasellar cistern, basal ganglia, and thalamus.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Lee | first1 = YH. | last2 = Park | first2 = EK. | last3 = Park | first3 = YS. | last4 = Shim | first4 = KW. | last5 = Choi | first5 = JU. | last6 = Kim | first6 = DS. | title = Treatment and outcomes of primary intracranial teratoma. | journal = Childs Nerv Syst | volume = 25 | issue = 12 | pages = 1581-7 | month = Dec | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1007/s00381-009-0974-8 | PMID = 19693515 }}</ref>


===Classification===
===Classification===
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Image:Strumal_carcinoid_-_high_mag.jpg | Strumal carcinoid - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Image:Strumal_carcinoid_-_high_mag.jpg | Strumal carcinoid - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
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===Epidermoid cyst===
Some authors consider [[epidermoid cyst]] as a monodermal teratoma.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Aneiros-Fernandez | first1 = J. | last2 = Arias-Santiago | first2 = S. | last3 = Cancela-Diez | first3 = B. | last4 = O'Valle | first4 = F. | last5 = Cachaza | first5 = JA. | title = Intratesticular epidermoid cyst: a rare tumor. | journal = J Clin Med Res | volume = 2 | issue = 6 | pages = 281-3 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi = 10.4021/jocmr474w | PMID = 22043263 }}</ref>


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