Embryoma
carcinosarcoma and embryonal cancer that is located in embryonic tissue and results in a mass of rapidly growing cells
Embryoma is a mass of rapidly growing cells believed to originate in embryonic (fetal) tissue. Embryonal tumors may be benign or malignant, and include neuroblastomas and Wilms tumors. Also called embryoma. Embryomas have been defined as: "Adult neoplasms expressing one or more embryo-exclusive genes."
Embryomas can appear in the lungs.
It is not a precise term, and it is not commonly used in modern medical literature. Embryomas have been defined as: "Adult neoplasms expressing one or more embryo-exclusive genes".
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External links
Embryonal tumor entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer Terms. U.S. National Cancer Institute.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Embryoma” is carcinosarcoma and embryonal cancer that is located in embryonic tissue and results in a mass of rapidly growing cells. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Embryoma, carcinosarcoma and embryonal, not as a finished interpretation.
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