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Familial benign cystic teratomata
Author(s) -
Brenner Steven H.,
Wallach Robert C.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(83)90056-5
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , genetics , pathology , biology
A family with benign cystic teratomata in three successive generations is described. Other familial occurrences of these tumors have been reported; but not in three generations. Familial occurrence suggests an inherited characteristic for parthenogenic development and the occurrence of teratomata in twins and triplets supports the theory of a parthenogenic etiology. Benign cystic teratomata may, therefore, be tumors whose origin is genetically controlled.