Embryoma

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Embryoma is a mass of rapidly growing cells believed to originate in embryonic (fetal) tissue.<ref>"embryoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary </ref> 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." ^{(March 2018)}

Embryomas can appear in the lungs.<ref name="pmid13015519">BARNARD WG,

 Embryoma of lungs, 
 Thorax, 
 
 Vol. 7(Issue: 4),
 pp. 299–301,
 DOI: 10.1136/thx.7.4.299,
 PMID: 13015519,
 PMC: 1019196,
 
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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".

External links

• Embryonal tumor entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

 This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".

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