A Fetiform Teratoma is a tumor with tissue and organ components resembling those of a fetus; including limbs and organ systems.
Teratomas are part of a group of tumors called nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT). All tumors of this class are caused by abnormal growth of germ cells and embryonal cells.
Teratomas of embryonal origin are hereditary; teratomas of germ cell origin are not necessarily congenital. The kind of cell from which the tumor develops does not have any affect on the tumor, except for determining the location of the tumor in the body.
Fetiform Teratomas are not necessarily malignant and can often be removed with excellent results.
So, this ailment rates a 3 on my "lethality scale" (1-10)
and a 10 on my "disturbing scale" (1-10)
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