title: Immature gastric teratoma: a rare tumour.
abstract: Gastric teratomas are very rare tumours in children. They usually present with a palpable mass in the upper abdomen. We report a case of gastric teratoma in one and half month old male infant who presented with a palpable mass in abdomen, extending from epigastrium to the pelvis. Ultrasound of abdomen revealed a huge mass with solid and cystic components. CT scan delineated calcifications in the mass. The preoperative diagnosis was a teratoma but not specifically gastric one. The mass was excised completely with seromuscular layer of the stomach wall. The histopathology confirmed it to be grade-3 immature gastric teratoma. The rarity of the origin of teratoma in addition to its immature variety prompted us to report the case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: Lubna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ijaz
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: Afzal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheikh