Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 1955 · 15 citations · 2 references
Similar TumorEar MoldingSurgical PathologyHistopathologyGastroenterologyPathologyBenign TeratomaPediatric GastroenterologySurgeryGastrointestinal PathologyComplex TeratomaFetal ComplicationMedicineStomach Wall
TERATOMAS arising from the stomach have been the subject of two published reports. Selman,<sup>1</sup>in 1943, reported the case of an infant who was submitted to surgery at the age of 4 months because of an abdominal mass occupying the upper left quadrant. At operation, a fibrocystic mass 6 in. in diameter was disclosed, arising on a broad base from the anterior wall of the stomach. Removal of the mass and the portion of stomach wall from which it arose effected a cure. The tumor contained a variety of tissues, including skin and appendages, connective tissue, and colonic mucosa. It was a benign, complex teratoma. Selman's survey of the literature failed to disclose any previous case described by those interested in teratomas or benign gastric tumors. Large, Williams, and Neel encountered a similar tumor in a 7-month-old infant, in 1952.<sup>2</sup>This child's hemoglobin was 4 gm. per 100
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