title: Gastric teratoma in a 6-month-old boy.
abstract: Gastric teratomas are very rare embryonal neoplasms, accounting for 2.6% of all perinatal diagnosed germ cell tumours. About 85% are well-differentiated mature lesions and about 15% are immature tumours with the potential of malignant transformation. The recommended therapy for gastric teratomas is surgical excision. We present the case of a 6-month-old boy with an incidentally detected epigastric mass. The histological examination revealed a mature gastric teratoma. The diagnostic imaging, therapy and postoperative follow-up are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Greifswald, Germany. peer.wildbrett@uni-greifswald.de
authors.forename: Peer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wildbrett
authors.forename: Hagen Graf
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Einsiedel
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lode
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Barthlen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*