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==Polyembryoma==
==Polyembryoma==
===General===
{{Main|Polyembryoma}}
*Poor prognosis.
*Almost never in pure form, i.e. usu. a component of a [[mixed germ cell tumour]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Young | first1 = RH. | title = Testicular tumors--some new and a few perennial problems. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 132 | issue = 4 | pages = 548-64 | month = Apr | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[548:TTNAAF]2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 18384207 }}</ref>
 
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Disc shaped structure (embryo-like) with:
**The one side endoderm.
***Skin/CNS.
**The other side ectoderm.
***Internal organs - GI tract.
 
Images:
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=37&n=6 Polyembryoma - low mag. (webpathology.com)].
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=7&Case=37 Polyembryoma - high mag. (webpathology.com)].


==Mixed germ cell tumour==
==Mixed germ cell tumour==
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