All issues > Volume 34(9); 1991

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(9):1311-1315. Published online September 30, 1991.

A case of gastric teratoma.

Young Sup Shin¹, Hwa Ja Kim¹, Sang Kyu Park¹, Ho Jin Park¹, Chang Hyun Lee², Joung Ha Son², Mi Kyung Shin³

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea
²Department of General Surgery, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Pathology, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received: April 16, 1991;  Accepted: July 5, 1991.

Abstract

Gastric teratoma is a benign tumor that occurs rarely, is found most frequently in male infants, and is best treated by excision. A 3-month-old male patient had abdomial mass and dyspnea due to gastinc teratoma. The literature on this subject was reviewed briefly.

Keywords :Gastric teratoma