| A Case of Fetus-in-Fetu |
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Jong Hyun Kim, Ik Jun Lee |
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Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea |
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김종현, 이익준 |
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가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Fetus-in-fetu is a very rare condition in which a malformed monozygotic twin lies within the body of its fellow, usually in the retroperitoneal cavity. Today it is generally accepted that the distinction between fetus-in-fetu and teratoma is largely determined by whether an axial skeleton system is present.
We experienced a 6 months female infant who admitted to our unit because of incidental abdominal mass. A plain abdominal X-ray showed that the mass contained completely formed fetal skeletal system. It was removed by surgery. By pathologic and radiologic study of mass. We confirmed as a fetus-in-fetu.
We report the case with brief review of related literatures. |
| Key Words:
Fetus-in-fetu |
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