Gastric teratoma: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Gastric teratoma is a rare tumor of infancy, almost exclusively found in males. We report a 6-month-old male child with gastric teratoma who presented with gastrointestinal bleeding; he was treated successfully with local excision of the tumor.
Hirugade
S T
ST
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Seth G S Medical and K E M Hospital, Mumbai. sushrudh@hotmail.com
Deshpande
A V
AV
Talpallikar
M C
MC
Borwankar
S S
SS
D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*