Gretchen Dabbs, a bioarchaeologist at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and colleagues published the discovery of this tumor online Oct. 30 in the International Journal of Paleopathology.

Most tumors are made of soft stuff, so unless the body is preserved, they tend to disappear over time. But teratomas' weird bones and teeth can be easily identified even 3,000 years later.

A 4-month-old infant in Maryland may be the first person to have had teeth form in his brain as a result of a specific type of rare brain tumor, according to a new report of the case.

Doctors have removed a tumor that contained several fully formed teeth from the brain of a 4-month-old male infant from West Virginia. The procedure was described (and visualized in graphic detail ...

Teratomas are embryonal tumors that arise in the germ cells and contain different types of tissues, including bone, teeth, hair, and muscle. 1 Scientists have classified teratomas as a rare type ...

A tumor with teeth has been discovered in the pelvis of an ancient Egyptian woman who died over 3,300 years ago. The strange mass is an example of a teratoma, a rare type of tumor that can grow ...

Teratomas are rare tumors that contain different types of tissues such as bone, teeth, muscle, and hair. A teratoma may be cancerous or benign (noncancerous), depending on its structure.

The pain the teen was experiencing came from a tumor made from the malformed twin's remaining teeth, hair, and bones. There is only one case of FIF for every 500,000 births.

An ancient Egyptian woman had an ovarian tumor with teeth and was buried with a possible healing object. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.