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Mature Cystic Gastric Teratoma in an Infant: A Case Presenting with a Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Soo-Hong Kim, Yong Hoon Cho, Hae Young Kim, Yeoun Joo Lee, Jae-Hong Park
J Korean Assoc Pediatr Surg 2015;21(2):42-45.   Published online December 22, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13029/jkaps.2015.21.2.42

Gastric teratoma is an extremely rare tumor that accounts for less than 1% of all teratomas. Gastric teratoma is mostly presented as a palpable abdominal mass, and is rarely accompanied with gastrointestinal bleeding such as melena or hematemesis. A 5-month-old male infant was brought with a history of pale facial color and dark-colored stool. The hemoglobin level was at 6.1 g/dL, with melena having begun 1 month previous. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a polypoid mass with bleeding at the upper body and lesser curvature of the stomach. Wedge resection of the stomach was performed and histopathological analysis confirmed the mass to be a mature cystic teratoma. There was no recurrence after the operation during follow-up.

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