Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Gastric Teratoma in an Infant: A Rare Case Report and Discussion

  • Case Report
  • Published:
Indian Journal of Surgery Aims and scope Submit manuscript

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.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

References

  1. Cairo MS, Grosfeld JL, Weetman RM (1981) Gastric teratoma: unusual cause for bleeding of the upper gastrointestinal tract in the newborn. Pediatrics 67:721–724

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Herman TE, Siegel MJ (2008) Congenital gastric teratoma. J Perinatol 28(11):786–787

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Gupta DK, Srinvas M, Dave S et al (2000) Gastric teratoma in children. Pediatr Surg Int 16:329–332

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Matias IC, Huang YC (1973) Gastric teratoma in infancy: a report of a case and review of world literature. Ann Surg 178:631–636

    Article  CAS  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Gamangatti S, Kandpal H (2007) Gastric teratoma. Singap Med J 48(4):e99–e101

    Google Scholar 

  6. Cushing B, Perlman EJ, Marina NM, Castleberry RP (2002) Germ cell tumors. In: Pizzo PA, Poplack DG (eds) Principles and practice of pediatric oncology, 4th edn. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, pp 1091–1113

    Google Scholar 

  7. Wakhlu A, Wakhlu AK (2002) Pediatric gastric teratoma. Eur J Pediatr Surg 12:375–378

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Bowen B, Ros PR, McCarthy MJ, Olmsted WW, Hjermstad BM (1987) Gastrointestinal teratomas: CT and US appearance with pathologic correlation. Radiology 162:431–433

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Outwater EK, Siegelman ES, Hunt JL (2001) Ovarian teratomas: tumor types and imaging characteristics. RadioGraphics 21:475–490

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. Mais V, Guerriero S, Ajossa S, Angiolucci M, Paoletti AM, Melis GB (1995) Transvaginal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of cystic teratoma. Obstet Gynecol 85:48–52

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  11. Hertzberg BS, Kliewer MA (1996) Sonography of benign cystic teratoma of the ovary: pitfalls in diagnosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 167:1127–1133

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  12. Ratan KN, Mathur SK, Marwah N, Purwar P, Rohilla S, Balasubramaniam G (2004) Gastric teratoma. Indian J Pediatr 71(2):171–172

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  13. Gupta V, Babu RY, Rana S, Vaiphei K, Rao KL, Bhasin DK (2009) Mature gastric teratoma: recurrence in adulthood. J Pediatr Surg 44(2):e17–e19

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of General Surgery, Vijayangara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, India

    Prabhat Radhakrishna Yaji, Sanjeev Joshi, Vidyadhar Kinhal, T. H. S. Ravishankar, G. Jayaprakasha, Ashok Melapure, Ravi Reddy, Mahesh Desai & B. Venkatesh

Authors
  1. Prabhat Radhakrishna Yaji
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Sanjeev Joshi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Vidyadhar Kinhal
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. T. H. S. Ravishankar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. G. Jayaprakasha
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Ashok Melapure
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Ravi Reddy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Mahesh Desai
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. B. Venkatesh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Prabhat Radhakrishna Yaji.

Electronic supplementary material

Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.

Video showing laparotomy and exploration. (AVI 10029 kb)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Yaji, P.R., Joshi, S., Kinhal, V. et al. Gastric Teratoma in an Infant: A Rare Case Report and Discussion. Indian J Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 152–154 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0568-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0568-7

Keywords

Search

Navigation