How do tumors grow things like eyes, teeth, brain tissue and organs when the human body often can’t grow those by itself?

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There was a post about a woman who grew a “homonculus tumor”, with brain tissue, teeth, a spinal nerves and other organs. But how? Human bodies can’t grow those things after birth, AFAIK. For example, once your adult teeth are in, that’s it. So how are tumors able to do this? Are the cells in tumors different from those found normally in human body?

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I just had one removed. It had totally taken over my left ovary and grown from about the size of a pea to larger than a baseball in just over four years. Big ball of blond hair and four adult sized teeth on a mandible. Freaking creepy. And yes – my hormones were totally whacked out and it had been twisting back and forth on my Fallopian tube. I’m so relieved to have it out! Sometimes you don’t even know how much pain you’re in until you aren’t in it anymore!

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