Abstract
Gastric teratomas are rare and usually benign. A 4 month old boy presented with an abdominal mass and computed tomographic and ultrasound examination demonstrated a large multi-loculated tumour which was totally excised. The pathological diagnosis was of a malignant gastric teratoma and 12-month follow-up was uneventful.
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Bourke, C.J., Mackay, A.J. & Payton, D. Malignant gastric teratoma: case report. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 192–193 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01349998
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