Teratoma

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So I just had a thought, once a tumor is removed from the host body can it be sustained and/or grown seperately? And can it be used for organ donations?

There is a famous tumour that once removed from the host kept growing when left in the right medium and was used for almost all tissue testing for decades. i read about it recently but can i find any links.

So a tumour can in rare circumstances grow outside the body BUT not safely (yet) you would not want it implanted in you.

I would never say that science couldn't fix any issues but......