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immature teratoma Malignant teratoma A teratoma that has mature elements from all 3 germ cell layers–ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal, and immature tissues, most commonly of neural origin; the neural tissues in ITs consist of
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Immature teratomas were the commonest (60%) germ cell tumour. In cases of highly immature teratomas, there may be prominent immature skeletal muscle, and judging whether such is still compatible with either immature teratoma or rhabdomyosarcoma arising out of a teratoma may be difficult. Histology identified an immature teratoma that was made up of tissue derived from various germ-cell layers and comprised mature glial/neurofibrillary tissue with scattered neurons predominant (figure 2). |
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