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'''Polyembryoma''' is a rare type of [[germ cell tumour]] that is typically seen as a component of a [[mixed germ cell tumour]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*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. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Germ cell tumours]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | |||
[[Category:Germ cell tumours]] | |||