Gastric immature teratoma.
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چکیده
Gastric teratoma GT is a rare neoplasm which accounts for less than 1% of all teratomas in children. Little more than 100 cases of GT are reported in the literature out of which, about a dozen cases are of immature variety. We present a case of immature gastric teratoma in a 7-month-old male baby.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Saudi medical journal
دوره 28 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007