[Teratoma of the stomach in a 4-day-old newborn infant]

Monatsschr Kinderheilkd. 1990 May;138(5):291-3.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Teratoma of the stomach is a very rare tumor. Nearly all previously reported patients were males. We report a 4 day-old male infant, who presented with a palpable abdominal mass. A preliminary diagnosis of teratoma was made by abdominal x-ray, sonography and MR imaging. Surgery was performed and diagnosis of teratoma of the stomach was confirmed by histological examination of the tumor. Because teratoma of the stomach is always a benign neoplasm surgery is curative and no further therapy is needed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Stomach / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / congenital*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Teratoma / congenital*
  • Teratoma / diagnosis
  • Teratoma / surgery