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Teratomatous genotype detected in malignancies of a non-germ cell phenotype.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Jan 2000
Devouassoux-Shisheboran M, Vortmeyer A O, Silver S A, Zhuang Z, Tavassoli F A
Abstract excerpt
Originating from post-meiotic germ cells, mature ovarian teratomas (MOT) are genetically homozygous tumors within heterozygous hosts. MOT may be associated with malignant tumors of a non-germ cell phenotype (so-called malignant transformation). Based on the presence of in situ changes, some cases have been hypothesized to arise from teratomatous tissue. However, other malignancies associated with mature...
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