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teratoma
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teratoma

Tumour composed of cells not normally found in that part of the body. It mostly occurs in the ovary or testis. Malignant teratoma is the commonest of the testicular cancers.



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Another ill-defined morphologic variant characterized by prominent neural involvement similar to a neuromuscular choristoma has also been described.
Neuromuscular choristoma (NMC) is an uncommon tumor that usually involves a large nerve trunk.
This lesion has been given several names, including cystic choristoma, heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst, enterocystoma, and duplication cyst.
 
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