<tumour>

A neoplasm composed chiefly or entirely of immature undifferentiated cells (i.e., blast forms), with little or virtually no stroma.

Synonyms: blastocytoma, embryonal carcinosarcoma.

Origin: blasto-+ G. -oma, tumour

(05 Mar 2000)

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