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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2017; 38(04): 563-565
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_182_16
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Gastric Teratoma: An Unusual Presentation and Location

Jayalaxmi S. Aihole
Department of Paediatric Surgery, IGICH, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
M Narendra Babu
Department of Paediatric Surgery, IGICH, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Vinay Jadhav
Department of Paediatric Surgery, IGICH, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Deepak Javaregowda
Department of Paediatric Surgery, IGICH, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

The gastric teratoma is a rare tumor that usually presents as an abdominal mass, with or without features of gastric outlet obstruction. We report two cases of gastric teratoma; one – mature in a male neonate and another – ruptured immature gastric teratoma in a female neonate.

Keywords

Gastric - immature teratoma - teratoma


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Article published online:
04 July 2021

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