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Medical condition
Embryooma
Other namesEmbryonal tumor
SpecialtyOncology

Embryoma is a mass of rapidly growing cells believed to originate in embryonic (fetal) tissue. 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."

Embryomas can appear in the lungs.

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".

References

  1. "embryoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. Barnard WG (December 1952). "Embryoma of lungs". Thorax. 7 (4): 299–301. doi:10.1136/thx.7.4.299. PMC 1019196. PMID 13015519.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary of Cancer Terms. U.S. National Cancer Institute.

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