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  • teratoma
    / Epidemiology and pathology

    Teratomas are a type of germ cell tumor and are often also considered to be a type of congenital tumor (a tumor present at birth), since they may originate during embryonic development, even though many are not apparent until childhood or adulthood. They commonly occur in the ovaries or testes…

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    Teratomas are a type of germ cell tumor and are often also considered to be a type of congenital tumor (a tumor present at birth), since they may originate during embryonic development, even though many are not apparent until childhood or adulthood. They commonly occur in the ovaries or testes…

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