What is it about?
A baby less than a month old presented with significant blood in stools requiring blood transfusion. It was found to be due to a large tumor in the stomach which was successfully operated. The baby will do well and requires no further therapy
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Why is it important?
Gastric teratoma is a locally aggressive tumor which can be present from when the child is in the womb. Surgery is curative
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Having blood in stools in your newborn is frightening. Yes, it can be a because of a tumor - but this is rare ad surgery will cure the child
Shalini Hegde
St John's Medical College, Bengaluru
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This page is a summary of: Gastric teratoma presenting as melena in the newborn: A case report, Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, August 2022, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/npm-210931.
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