teratoid

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teratoid

(ˈtɛrəˌtɔɪd)

adj

(Biology) biology resembling a monster

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teratoid

Biology. resembling a monster.

ter·a·toid

a. teratoide.

1. semejante a un monstruo;

2. que proviene de un embrión malformado;

___ tumor → tumor ___.

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And after being referred for neurological tests, the youngster was diagnosed with a rare tumour called atypical teratoid rhabdoid (ATRT).

Tell-tale photo that led to my brain tumour diagnosis; Repeated 'weakness' ended in large growth being removed

And after being referred for neurological tests the youngster was diagnosed with a rare tumour called atypical teratoid rhabdoid (ATRT).

Schoolboy's deadly tumour spotted by telltale sign in family photo; Family spots telltale sign in photograph which led to 11 year old's deadly brain tumour diagnosis

1 case of Wilms' with teratoid features and one case with rhabdoid elements were observed in the study.

A STUDY OF RENAL TUMOURS FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS

Dumbbell-shaped atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor in the cervical spine mimicking schwannoma.

SPINAL DUMBBELL EPIDURAL HEMANGIOMA: TWO STAGE/SAME SITTING/SAME POSITION POSTERIOR MICROSURGICAL AND TRANSTHORACIC ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION --CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

(16) The tumor cells retain expression of INI-1 immunostain, and hence it can be used to distinguish EMCS in the central nervous system from atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor.

Extraskeletal Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma

In 1955, Meyer classified the cysts of the oral cavity by histological features into three groups: epidermoid, dermoid and teratoid [1].

DERMOID CYST OF THE ORAL CAVITY--A CASE REPORT/DERMOIDNA CISTA USNE DUPLJE--PRIKAZ SLUCAJA

In a cruel twist, Alfie was just 18-months-old when doctors told the family in September that his brain cancer, a type called atypical teratoid rhabdoid, was terminal.

Father's heartbreak as two-year-old son dies from brain cancer just months after mum killed by same disease; Leigh Chivers was still mourning the death of his wife Sara when their toddler Alfie lost his battle with cancer

A rare teratoid of the parotid region," Journal of Cancer Research, vol.

Multifocal Warthin's Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation of Bilateral Cervical Lymphadenopathy

A week later the Junction Farm Primary School pupil was diagnosed with Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumour (AT/ RT) - a rare and fast-growing form of cancer.

Champion Child of Courage

(5), there may be five alternatives: teratoid origin coupled with significant overgrowth of the myomatous elements, smooth muscle cells that migrate from the nipple during embryological life, a multipotent mesenchymal cell, angiomatous smooth muscle and myoepithelial cells.

Intraparenchymal Leiomyoma of the Breast: A Rare Location for an Infrequent Tumor

Developmental cysts are rare, benign congenital tumours that can be divided into three histopathological subtypes: dermoid, epidermoid and teratoid types.

Extraoral approach of the surgical treatment of sublingual epidermoid cyst: A case report

Meyer, in 1955, used the term "teratoid cyst" for the first time in his classification of keratin-filled cysts of floor of mouth into epidermoid, dermoid, and teratoid types.