title: Mature gastric teratoma: recurrence in adulthood.
abstract: A case of mature gastric teratoma developing recurrence after 2 decades after complete excision during infancy is being reported. The patient was successfully managed by surgical resection. Pathologic examination confirmed it to be a mature teratoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery (Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. vikaspgi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Raghvendra Yalakanti
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Surrender
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaiphei
authors.forename: Katragadda Lakshmi Narasimha
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Deepak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Bhasin
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors