J Korean Surg Soc.
2003 Nov;65(5):474-477.
Mature Teratoma of the Gastrohepatic Ligament
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Surgery, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea. JHJ@gnah.co.kr
- 3Department of Radiology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea.
- 4Department of Pathology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea.
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.