title: Gastric teratoma in an infant: a rare case report and discussion.
abstract: Gastric teratoma is a rare tumor, accounting for less than 1 % of all teratomas in infants & children. To date, only about 102 cases have been reported in the literature. A 10 month old infant was brought with a history of upper abdominal mass which was otherwise asymptomatic. On evaluation it was diagnosed as gastric teratoma. On laparotomy the mass was found to be originating from lesser curvature of stomach. Mass was excised and histopathologically it was a mature cystic teratoma. No recurrence after 18 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India.
authors.forename: Prabhat Radhakrishna
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Yaji
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India.
authors.forename: Vidyadhar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kinhal
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India.
authors.forename: T H S
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jayaprakasha
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melapure
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
keywords: Gastric; Germ cell tumors; Stomach; Teratoma; Teratomas