Mature Teratoma of the Gastrohepatic Ligament.
- Author:
Ji Hoon KIM
1
;
Hyuk Jai JANG
;
Yong Ho KIM
;
Yong Pil CHO
;
Seung Mun JUNG
;
Yang Soon PARK
;
Myeng Sik HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Teratoma;
Gastrohepatic ligament
- MeSH:
Adult;
Child;
Female;
Gonads;
Humans;
Ligaments*;
Omentum;
Teratoma*;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2003;65(5):474-477
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Teratomas are tumors composed of derivatives of all three germinal cell layers. They have been described in a variety of organs in both children and adults, most commonly in the gonads. Extragonadal intraperitoneal teratomas are very rare. We here report a case of a large mature teratoma of the gastrohepatic ligament in a 20-year-old woman. To the best of our knowledge, a teratoma of the gastrohepatic ligament has never before been described, although there are a few reports of teratomas arising from the greater and lesser omentum.
