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The Origin of Teratomas

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The Human Teratomas

Part of the book series: Contemporary Biomedicine ((CB,volume 3))

Abstract

The cells of origin of teratomas arising in the gonads or extragonadal sites have been a matter of controversy from early days of scientific medicine until now. However, only recently has this discussion been supported with solid scientific evidence.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Oregon, Portland, Oregon, USA

    David Linder

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  1. Department of Pathology, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Ivan Damjanov

  2. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Davor Solter

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Linder, D. (1983). The Origin of Teratomas. In: Damjanov, I., Knowles, B.B., Solter, D. (eds) The Human Teratomas. Contemporary Biomedicine, vol 3. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5628-1_3

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