Word: teratomata
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Dates: during 1933-1933
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...pregnant women produce Prolan A and Prolan B, perhaps men with teratomata might produce the same sex hormones. In Manhattan Dr. Ferguson was excited by this surmise as was Dr. Zondek in Germany. Dr. Ferguson pounced on the premise. Memorial Hospital gave him plenty of teratoma cases and enabled Dr. Ferguson to announce last week (in the American Journal of Cancer) that the hormone test for teratomata is 98% positive. It detects a testicular monstrosity within three weeks of the onset of the swelling. The younger the teratoma, that is, the more primitive the fetal elements, the stronger...
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