E Balik, M Tunçyürek, A Sayan, A Avanoğlu, I Ulman, S Cetinkurşun
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Abstract
Malignancy in gastric teratomas is extremely rare. Such teratomas are widely accepted and treated as benign lesions. A malignant gastric teratoma treated by total excision is presented. According to our knowledge, this is the second case of gastric teratoma having a malignant histology.