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Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 1/2013

01-06-2013 | Case Report

Gastric Teratoma—Unusual Cause of Neonatal Obstructive Jaundice: A Case Report

Authors: Vipan Kumar, Rajesh Godara, Reena Bharadwaj, Manu Arora

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Special Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

The gastric teratoma is a very rare tumour that usually presents as an abdominal mass, gastrointestinal bleeding with/without features of gastric outlet obstruction. We report a rare case of immature gastric teratoma in a two months old female child who presented with abdominal lump and jaundice. The presentation was a diagnostic challenge and a dilemma, added by the fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) suggestive of small round cell tumor, favouring diagnosis of Wilms tumor over Neuroblastoma. Intra-operatively the tumor was found compressing upon the common bile duct (CBD). Final histopathological examination (HPE) revealed immature gastric teratoma Grade III. We wish to highlight this unusual presentation of gastric teratoma manifesting with obstructive jaundice and fallacy of FNAC in the diagnosis of teratomas.
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Metadata
Title
Gastric Teratoma—Unusual Cause of Neonatal Obstructive Jaundice: A Case Report
Authors
Vipan Kumar
Rajesh Godara
Reena Bharadwaj
Manu Arora
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0728-9

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