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Testis Teratoma

(Photo from : openi.nlm.nih.gov) . . The result of formation of a tumor mass that contain a variety of mature tissue arranged in an unorganized fashion = teratoma. . . Teratoma in testis are rare than in ovaries. . . Teratoma in testis are composed if less differentiated tissues that usually lead to malignancy. These tissues are thought to arise through parthenogenesis of oocytes. . . [source : 4th edition of Histology text and Atlas by M.H.Ross, G.I.Kaye and W. Pawlina - page 82]