title: Mesenteric teratoma in an 8-month-old girl.
abstract: The authors report the case of a solid, mature teratoma of the mesentery occurring in an 8-month-old girl. The tumor was enucleated from the ileocecal mesentery. Histologically the tumor included all three embryonal layers. This is the youngest patient reported to have mesenteric teratoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sendai National Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iwami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007223:Infant; D008643:Mesentery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery