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    Immature teratoma

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    Definition 1

    A rare type of germ cell tumor (type of tumor that begins in the cells that give rise to sperm or eggs). Immature teratomas often contain several different types of tissue such as hair, muscle, and bone. (NCI Dictionary)

    Definition 2

    A teratoma composed of immature, fetal-type tissues. (NCI Thesaurus)

    Definition 3

    A malignant germ-cell neoplasm derived from pluripotent cells and consisting of components from one or more of the three germ-cell layers. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)




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