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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2009; 15(14): 1782-1785
Published online Apr 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1782
Primary gastric teratoma on the cardiac orifice in an adult
Liu Liu, Wen Zhuang, Zhong Chen, Yong Zhou, Xiao-Ran Huang
Liu Liu, Wen Zhuang, Yong Zhou, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital/West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Zhong Chen, Department of Pediatrics, The 2nd West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Xiao-Ran Huang, Department of Pathology, West China Hospital/West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Liu L and Chen Z collected the clinical data; Liu L and Huang XR collected the pathological data and wrote the paper; Zhou Y and Zhuang W revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Wen Zhuang, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital/West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, Guo Xue Xiang NO. 37, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. zhuangwen2008@126.com
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Received: January 12, 2009
Revised: March 12, 2009
Accepted: March 19, 2009
Published online: April 14, 2009
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