A teratoma is a type of tumor. Learn more about what causes it, what to expect, ... but they don't spread to other parts of the body. Cancerous (malignant) ones do spread. How common are teratomas?

A teratoma is a rare type of germ cell tumor that may or may not be malignant. Learn about the different types and how doctors diagnose and treat them.

Background Malignant transformation describes the phenomenon in which a somatic component of a germ cell teratoma undergoes malignant differentiation. A variety of different types of sarcoma and ...

Purpose: Teratoma with malignant transformation (MT) is a well-described entity that refers to the MT of a somatic teratomatous component in a germ cell tumor (GCT) to a histology that is identical to ...

Huang Y, et al. Unresectable recurrence malignant sacrococcygeal teratoma in children treated with chemoradiotherapy: Case report and literature review. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother . 2019;24(4):392-398.

Malignant sacrococcygeal teratoma – endodermal sinus, yolk sac tumor – in infants and children: 32 year review. J Pediatr Surg 1985; 20 : 473–477. Article CAS Google Scholar ...

Even though the term 'teratocarcinoma' has been used as a synonym for malignant teratoma in mice for more than four decades, most leaders in human pathology have consistently refused to accept it.

A 33-year-old man presented with a left-sided, painless scrotal mass suspicious for testicular cancer. Scrotal ultrasound showed a 3 cm mass of heterogeneous echogenicity in the left testicle with ...

Purpose: Teratoma with malignant transformation (MT) is a well-described entity that refers to the MT of a somatic teratomatous component in a germ cell tumor (GCT) to a histology that is identical to ...