FRICTION NYC

Providing what few skills I have to CU, I am here to provide useless medical information. A recent expedition conversation brought up tumors with hair and teeth. Benign cystic teratomas or dermoid cysts are germ cell tumors that are malignant in only 1% of cases. Really they are just a problem of cells not going to the right place during embryonic development. Most often they are found in the ovaries but have are also seen in the brain, chest, face, lower back, and other areas. Because they contain all types of embryonic tissue, they can have skin, sweat glands, fat, hair, central nervous system tissues, cartilage, bone, teeth, and intestinal glands. Struma ovarii, one variant, has fully functioning thyroid tissue. I’ve seem them cut open. Trust me, it’s freakin’ nasty.