But in January 2025, a CT scan revealed she actually had a teratoma - a rare type of germ cell tumour that may contain immature or fully formed tissue, including teeth, hair, bone and muscle - on ...

Sally Martin, 27, from Lexington, Kentucky, threw a funeral for a 10cm cancerous teratoma—nicknamed her “evil twin”—after it was removed from her ovary in April 2025. The rare tumour contained hair ...

The dermoid cyst was identified as a teratoma – “a rare type of germ cell tumor that may contain immature or fully formed tissue, including teeth, hair, bone and muscle,” according to ...

Teratomas commonly include teeth, hair, fat, and muscle, but less common possibilities include liver, lungs, brain, and thyroid gland. They can be cancerous, but most teratomas are benign.

Savannah Stuthers, 20, "nearly vomited" when she saw pictures of the teratoma, and she felt horrified to learn what was growing inside her without knowing.

NESLI Meir was horrified when she discovered her tummy pain was coming from a “monster tumour” growing teeth and organs. The 17-year-old was on holiday in Guatemala in January when she … ...

"Teratoma" is a Greek word for "monstrous tumor" due to the possibility that these tumors sometimes contain bone, hair, teeth, neurons, and even eyes. 3 In rare cases, these tumors may even ...

Teratoma can grow teeth, hair, and a variety of organs. That’s because they’re made up of germ cells that can turn into any type of specialized cell in your body.

Doctors in the UK removed a 3.6kg tumour from a 12-year-old girl from the Dominican Republic which was filled with hair, teeth, and muscles after she suffered from constant stomachaches. According to ...

A YOUNG girl who complained of tummy pain was found to have an 8lb tumour filled with hair, teeth and bones in her stomach. Sarah Davis, 42, rushed her 12-year-old daughter Ruby-Mae to Centro Medic… ...

My girl, 12, was ‘pregnant’ with a horrifying mass – it was a bundle of hair and teeth, and had been growing for years Sarah Davis was horrified to discover what was in her daughter's womb ...