The Human Teratomas Experimental and Clinical Biology [Paperback]

1 History of Teratomas.- Early Morphologic and Clinical Studies of Ovarian Teratomas.- Theories of the Origin of Teratomas.- Early Morphologic and Clinical Studies of Testicular Teratomas.- Extragonadal Teratomas.- Teratomas in Animals.- Experimental Studies.- References.- 2 The Pathology of Human Teratomas.- Classification of Germ Cell Tumors.- Origin of Teratomas.- Testicular Teratomas.- Ovarian Teratomas.- Extragonadal Teratomas.- Histopathology.- Embryonal Carcinoma.- Somatic Tissues.- Extraembryonic Tissues.- Nonneoplastic Components of Teratomas.- Variant Forms of Teratomas and Related Lesions.- Monophyletic or Unilaterally Differentiated Teratomas.- Mixed Teratoid Tumors.- Mixed Mullerian Tumors.- Fetus in Fetu.- Site of Origin of Teratomas.- Ovarian Teratomas.- Testicular Teratomas.- Sacrococcygeal Teratomas.- Retroperitoneal Teratomas.- Mediastinal Teratomas.- Teratomas of the Neck.- Intracranial Teratomas.- Teratomas in Unusual Locations.- Associated Lesions and Abnormalities.- Twinning.- Association of Teratomas and Malformations.- Chromosomal Abnormalities and Genetic Predisposition to Teratomas.- Disturbances in the Immune System.- References.- 3 The Origin of Teratomas.- Dermoid Cyst (Benign Cystic Teratoma) of the Ovary.- Genetic Evidence in Favor of a Postmeiotic (Parthenogenic) Origin of Dermoid Cysts.- Teratomas of Testis.- The Application of Genetic Techniques to Germ Cell Tumors of the Testis.- Germ Cell Tumors of the Pineal Gland (and Its Environs).- Teratomas of the Mediastinum.- The Origin of Teratomas of the Pineal Gland, Mediastinum, and Sacrococcygeal Region in the Neonatal Period and in Infancy.- Genetic and Chromosomal Observations on Extragonadal Teratomas and on Individuals Who Have Extragonadal Teratomas.- Teratomas Associated with Sex Chromosome Abnormalities.- X Chromosome Differentiation, Barr Body Formation, and Teratomas.- Discussion.- References.- 4 The Epidemiology of Human Teratomas.- Frequency.- Teratomas of the Ovary.- Testicl¥