Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2009; 15(14): 1782-1785
Published online Apr 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1782
Primary gastric teratoma on the cardiac orifice in an adult
Liu Liu, Wen Zhuang, Zhong Chen, Yong Zhou, Xiao-Ran Huang
Liu Liu, Wen Zhuang, Yong Zhou, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital/West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Zhong Chen, Department of Pediatrics, The 2nd West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Xiao-Ran Huang, Department of Pathology, West China Hospital/West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Liu L and Chen Z collected the clinical data; Liu L and Huang XR collected the pathological data and wrote the paper; Zhou Y and Zhuang W revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Wen Zhuang, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital/West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, Guo Xue Xiang NO. 37, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. zhuangwen2008@126.com
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Received: January 12, 2009
Revised: March 12, 2009
Accepted: March 19, 2009
Published online: April 14, 2009
Abstract

Gastric teratoma (GT) is a seldom seen congenital abnormality. GT always occurs in children. The greater curvature and posterior wall of the stomach are the most common sites involving GT. We diagnosed a case of GT located on the inferior wall of the cardiac orifice in a 20-year-old man. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of GT located on the wall of the cardiac orifice in an adult in the English literature. We report this unusual case as an addition to this rare disease usually found in children. Computed tomography combined with endoscopic ultrasonography can be selected to diagnose GT.

Keywords: Adult; Cardiac orifice; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Stomach; Teratoma