Gastric teratoma

Gastric teratomas are rare and mostly benign. They frequently become eviden t as a palpable abdominal mass. A malignant, aggressive solid tumor must be excluded. We present a 6-month-old male infant with a history of bleeding of the upper gastrointestinal tract. After in tote excision the histopathol ogy was that of a benign gastric teratoma. Our method of reading the diagno sis and the subsequent therapy are described.