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Two Case Reports

WORTH I. DUNN, MD; ROBERT IGLESIAS, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1963;77(6):640-642.

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Teratomas are seldom seen by the otolaryngologist. Teratomas involving most of the regions of the head and neck have been reported in literature, but such reports are rare.

They are thought to arise from embryonic rests of cells. Some think they represent an attempted formation of a new individual within the host tissues and are not true tumors in the strict sense of the word. The prevailing opinion, however, is that they are true tumors and owe their existence to the fact that the embryonic rests of cells have escaped the chemical or hormonal organizers of the embryo and begin a rather disorganized growth later. They may occur from the head to the pelvic region and in any organ whose analog is derived near the midaxis of the embryo in the region of the notochord.

The sites most commonly affected are the ovaries, testes, and anterior mediastinum. In both the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
TAMPA, FLA

Resident, Otolaryngology (Dr. Dunn), and Department of Otolaryngology (Dr. Iglesias), Tampa General Hospital.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Nov. 19, 1962.

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