Placental teratoma.
The rare teratoma of the placenta has been compared to the fetus amorphus, two distinguishing characteristics being the teratoma's lack of structural organization and lack of large vessels entering the tumor. A case of placental teratoma and theories of origin are discussed.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis.
Cruikshank
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Kelly
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Stanley
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology