Gastric immature teratoma

Authors

• Nisar A. Bhat, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Fahad Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, PO Box 40012, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fax. +966 (3) 8966728. E-mail: nisarabuhade{at}yahoo.com, nbhat{at}kfu.edu.sa
• Aftab S. Chishti, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Fahad Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, PO Box 40012, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fax. +966 (3) 8966728. E-mail: nisarabuhade{at}yahoo.com, nbhat{at}kfu.edu.sa
• Khaled Moghazy, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Fahad Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, PO Box 40012, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fax. +966 (3) 8966728. E-mail: nisarabuhade{at}yahoo.com, nbhat{at}kfu.edu.sa
• Shomimi Saeed, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Fahad Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, PO Box 40012, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fax. +966 (3) 8966728. E-mail: nisarabuhade{at}yahoo.com, nbhat{at}kfu.edu.sa
• Hassan Bisher, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Fahad Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, PO Box 40012, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fax. +966 (3) 8966728. E-mail: nisarabuhade{at}yahoo.com, nbhat{at}kfu.edu.sa

Abstract

Gastric teratoma GT is a rare neoplasm which accounts for less than 1% of all teratomas in children. Little more than 100 cases of GT are reported in the literature out of which, about a dozen cases are of immature variety. We present a case of immature gastric teratoma in a 7-month-old male baby.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

959

Last Page

960

Recommended Citation

Bhat, Nisar A.; Chishti, Aftab S.; Moghazy, Khaled; Saeed, Shomimi; and Bisher, Hassan (2007) "Gastric immature teratoma," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 28: Iss. 6, Article 27.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.3949