Mesenteric cystic teratoma in children

Authors

• Abdullatif A. Al-Arfaj, PO Box 20325, Al-Khober 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (3) 8829180. Fax. +966 (3) 8877758. E-mail: aalarfajsa{at}yahoo.co.uk
• Mohammad A. El-Shawarby, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Fatma A. Al-Mulhim, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Amer A. Lardhi, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Mesenteric teratoma is an extremely rare tumor, arising, akin all other teratomas, from totipotent primordial cells and displays a mixture of tissues of tridermal or bidermal origin. Two cases of mature mesenteric teratoma in a 5-month-old girl and a 4-month-old boy, the youngest reported in the literature, excluding a case recently diagnosed prenatally, are described. Diagnostic tools, differential diagnosis and management are also discussed.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

1388

Last Page

1390

Recommended Citation

Al-Arfaj, Abdullatif A.; El-Shawarby, Mohammad A.; Al-Mulhim, Fatma A.; and Lardhi, Amer A. (2003) "Mesenteric cystic teratoma in children," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 24: Iss. 12, Article 21.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2258