Immature gastric teratoma

Immature Gastric Teratoma of Childhood: A Case Report and Review of The Literature

“…Evaluation of serum AFP levels in infants, especially in those younger than 8 months, is also an enigma because of wide physiologic variation (7,8). MEDLINE from 1970 to 2003 contains case reports of immature gastric teratoma with good outcome after complete surgical excision in childhood (1,3,9,13,14,17,(23)(24)(25)(26) (Table 1). Although we could not obtain histologic grades and AFP levels for the majority of the cases, good outcomes with only complete excision are reported by some authors in grade 2 and 3 immature gastric teratoma even with elevated AFP levels (3,14,17).…”

Letter To The Editors

“…Only 4 cases of immature gastric teratoma are reported in the literature. [5][6][7][8] Also, a single case of adenocarcinoma arising in an immature teratoma in an elderly male was reported by Matsukama et al. 9 Ultrasonography may be of help in localizing the lesion.…”

“…2,8,9 In our experience, pathologists familiar with parasite morphology can achieve a high degree of specificity in a microscopic diagnosis. Serologic, immunocytochemical and other techniques, such as polymerase chain reaction and western blot, are more sensitive; however, the usually heavy parasitemia in immunocompromised hosts makes them relatively less crucial for diagnosis in this group.…”

“…Serologic, immunocytochemical and other techniques, such as polymerase chain reaction and western blot, are more sensitive; however, the usually heavy parasitemia in immunocompromised hosts makes them relatively less crucial for diagnosis in this group. 1,2,4,8,9 Additionally, the weakened humoral immune response in AIDS patients decreases serologic sensitivity. 1 In conclusion, this case highlights the importance of HIV-leishmaniasis coinfection, especially in a kala-azar-endemic nation.…”