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Recurrent yolk sac tumor following resection of a neonatal immature gastric teratoma

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Gastric teratomas are very rare and usually benign. Only a few cases of gastric teratomas with malignant components have been reported. This report describes recurrence of a yolk sac tumor following resection of a neonatal immature gastric teratoma. Gastric teratoma recurring as a malignant lesion has not been previously reported. Recurrence of immature gastric teratomas should be considered, and a periodic follow-up check with alpha-fetoprotein level should be mandatory.

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We thank C. Haqq, University of California, San Francisco, for critically reviewing the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Saitama City Hospital, 2460 Mimuro, Midori-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, 336–8522, Japan

    Etsuji Ukiyama, Masao Endo & Fumiko Yoshida

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Saitama City Hospital, Japan

    Tohru Tezuka, Kyoko Kudo & Seiji Sato

  3. Department of Pathology, Saitama City Hospital, Japan

    Seiya Akatsuka

  4. National Institute for Child-Health and Development, Japan

    Jun-ichi Hata

  5. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan

    Etsuji Ukiyama & Etsuji Ukiyama

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Ukiyama, E., Endo, M., Yoshida, F. et al. Recurrent yolk sac tumor following resection of a neonatal immature gastric teratoma. Ped Surgery Int 21, 585–588 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1404-y

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