释义 |
terato- comb. form repr. Gr. τέρας, τερατ- monster: ˌteratocarciˈnoma Path., a malignant teratoma containing carcinomatous elements, occurring chiefly in the testis.
1946Friedman & Moore in Military Surgeon XCIX. 573 A new term, ‘teratocarcinoma’, is proposed for the large group of pleomorphic tumours in which both differentiated teratoid structures and histologically malignant elements were present. 1958Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 28 June 1066/2 A testicular teratocarcinoma occurring in a 35-year-old man was treated initially by surgery. 1975[see teratoma]. 1979Sci. Amer. Apr. 87/1 As long as the tumors contain embryonal carcinoma cells they continue to grow; such tumors are malignant and are referred to as teratocarcinomas. |