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Online Published: 07 Jun 2013
 
RMJ. 2013; 38(2): 195-196


Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child

Nadeem Akhter, Mansoor Mahmood, Saqib Ismail, Yazeed Owiwwii, Syed Zakir Hussain.


Abstract
Teratomas are commonly seen in the Ovary, Testes and Sacrococcygeal area. Gastric teratoma is an extremely rare tumor in paediatric age group. We report a case of gastric teratoma in six years old female child who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and heamatemesis. Child underwent exploratory laparotomy and the mass was excised completely. On histopathology it came out mature gastric teratoma

Key words: Gastric teratoma, hematemesis, gastric mass.


 
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Akhter N, Mahmood M, Ismail S, Owiwwii Y, Hussain SZ. Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child. RMJ. 2013; 38(2): 195-196.


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Akhter N, Mahmood M, Ismail S, Owiwwii Y, Hussain SZ. Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=29902 [Access: June 22, 2026].


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Akhter N, Mahmood M, Ismail S, Owiwwii Y, Hussain SZ. Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child. RMJ. 2013; 38(2): 195-196.



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Akhter N, Mahmood M, Ismail S, Owiwwii Y, Hussain SZ. Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child. RMJ. (2013), [cited June 22, 2026]; 38(2): 195-196.



Harvard Style

Akhter, N., Mahmood, . M., Ismail, . S., Owiwwii, . Y. & Hussain, . S. Z. (2013) Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child. RMJ, 38 (2), 195-196.



Turabian Style

Akhter, Nadeem, Mansoor Mahmood, Saqib Ismail, Yazeed Owiwwii, and Syed Zakir Hussain. 2013. Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child. Rawal Medical Journal, 38 (2), 195-196.



Chicago Style

Akhter, Nadeem, Mansoor Mahmood, Saqib Ismail, Yazeed Owiwwii, and Syed Zakir Hussain. "Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child." Rawal Medical Journal 38 (2013), 195-196.



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Akhter, Nadeem, Mansoor Mahmood, Saqib Ismail, Yazeed Owiwwii, and Syed Zakir Hussain. "Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child." Rawal Medical Journal 38.2 (2013), 195-196. Print.



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Akhter, N., Mahmood, . M., Ismail, . S., Owiwwii, . Y. & Hussain, . S. Z. (2013) Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in a child. Rawal Medical Journal, 38 (2), 195-196.