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teratocarcinoma
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teratocarcinoma /ter·a·to·car·ci·no·ma/ (-kahr″sĭ-no´mah) a malignant neoplasm consisting of elements of teratoma with those of embryonal carcinoma or choriocarcinoma, or both; occurring most often in the testis.
ter·a·to·car·ci·no·ma (tr-t-kärs-nm)
n.
1. A malignant teratoma occurring most commonly in the testis.
2. A malignant epithelioma arising in a teratoma.

teratocarcinoma [ter″ah-to-kahr″sĭ-no´mah]
a malignant neoplasm consisting of elements of teratoma with those of embryonal carcinoma or choriocarcinoma,, or both; it is usually found in the testis.

teratocarcinoma
a malignant neoplasm consisting of elements of teratoma with those of embryonal carcinoma or choriocarcinoma, or both; occurring most often in the testis, occasionally in uterus.


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