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| Caption = Mature teratoma. [[H&E stain]]. | | Caption = Mature teratoma. [[H&E stain]]. | ||
| Micro = classically all three [[germ layers]]: | | Micro = classically all three [[germ layers]]: ectoderm (skin, (mature) CNS), mesoderm (muscle, bone, connective tissue, blood), endoderm (internal organs) | ||
| Subtypes = [[mature teratoma]], [[immature teratoma]], [[strumal carcinoid]], [[struma ovarii]], [[fetus in fetu]] (subtype of ''mature teratoma'') | | Subtypes = [[mature teratoma]], [[immature teratoma]], [[strumal carcinoid]], [[struma ovarii]], [[fetus in fetu]] (subtype of ''mature teratoma'') | ||
| LMDDx = [[mixed germ cell tumour]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]], [[epidermoid cyst of the testis]] (testis only) | | LMDDx = [[mixed germ cell tumour]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]], [[epidermoid cyst of the testis]] (testis only) | ||
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===Epidermoid cyst=== | ===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> | 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> | ||
==Molecular== | |||
[[Testis]] - divided into ''prepubertal'' and ''postpubertal'': | |||
*Postpubertal (testicular) teratoma typically have ''isochromosome 12p i(12p)''.<ref name=pmid16547466>{{Cite journal | last1 = Poulos | first1 = C. | last2 = Cheng | first2 = L. | last3 = Zhang | first3 = S. | last4 = Gersell | first4 = DJ. | last5 = Ulbright | first5 = TM. | title = Analysis of ovarian teratomas for isochromosome 12p: evidence supporting a dual histogenetic pathway for teratomatous elements. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 19 | issue = 6 | pages = 766-71 | month = Jun | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3800596 | PMID = 16547466 }}</ref> | |||
**Prepubertal tumours lack this molecular change. | |||
[[Ovary]]: | |||
*[[Mixed germ cell tumour]]s of the ovary also typically have i(12p).<ref name=pmid16547466/> | |||
**Pure ''mature teratomas'' and pure ''immature teratomas'' do not have this changes. | |||
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