Teratoma

A teratoma is a type of neoplasm . The word teratoma comes from Greek and means roughly "monstrous tumor". Definitive diagnosis of a teratoma is based on its histology: a teratoma is a tumor with tissue or organ components resembling normal derivatives of all three germ layers. Rarely, not all three germ layers are identifiable. The tissues of a teratoma, although normal in themselves, may be quite different from surrounding tissues, and may be highly inappropriate, even grotesque : teratomas have been reported to contain hair, teeth, bone and very rarely more complex organs such as eyeball, torso, and hand. Usually, however, a teratoma will contain no organs but rather one or more tissues normally found in organs such as the brain, thyroid, liver, and lung.Teratomas are thought to be present at birth, but often they are not diagnosed until much later in life. (From the Wikpedia article Teratoma.)

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Recent Publications on Teratoma:
Congenital Cervical Teratoma: A Case Report. Background: Prenatal alcohol exposure has been consistently linked to...	21st November, 2009	Chief Assistant, Head and Neck Department, Maxillo-Facial Surgery	J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 Nov 17. DOI Direct Link
Effective generation of iPS cells from CD34+ cord blood cells by inhibition of P53. OBJECTIVE: Cord blood banks provide fully HLA typed cells from which a set...	20th November, 2009	Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation TRI308, 1-5-4	Exp Hematol. 2009 Nov 13. DOI Direct Link
Giant sacrococcygeal teratoma in an adult: Case report. Congenital sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is the most common germ cell...	20th November, 2009	Neurological Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute	Br J Neurosurg. 2009 Dec;23(6):628-629.
Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells by reprogramming mouse embryonic fibroblasts with a four transcription factor, doxycycline inducible lentiviral transduction system. Using a defined set of transcription factors and cell culture conditions,...	17th November, 2009		J Vis Exp. 2009 Nov 13;(33). pii: 1447. doi: 10.3791/1447. DOI Direct Link
Tumour microvessel endothelial cell KIT and stem cell factor expression in human solid tumours. AIMS: To assess KIT receptor tyrosine kinase and stem cell factor (SCF,...	17th November, 2009	Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.	Histopathology. 2009 Nov;55(5):544-53. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Teratoma:
ACT begins stem cell blindness trial	FierceBiotech:  Nov 19 2009 7:23PM Matching: teratoma
Metachronous testicular teratoma, testicular seminoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma occurring in a single individual: a report of two unrelated cases	MDLinx:  Nov 19 2009 10:58AM Matching: teratoma
Diagnosis and Treatment of Intracranial Immature Teratoma	MDLinx:  Nov 13 2009 11:06AM Matching: teratoma
Management Of Neonatal Massive Anterior Mediastinal Teratoma	MDLinx:  Oct 26 2009 11:33AM Matching: teratoma
Spinal injury drug developed cysts in animals: Geron	Reuters Health:  Aug 28 2009 12:08AM Matching: teratoma
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Teratoma Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7550477	Inhibitors of checkpoint kinases
7572814	3,5-dibenzoyl-4-phenyl-piperidine anti-cancer compounds
7575916	Nucleic acid molecule encoding a MHC class I peptide epitope from the human 5T4 tumor-associated antigen and vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule
7576074	Receptor-type kinase modulators and methods of use
7576209	Inhibitors of Akt activity
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