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A Case of Fetus-in-Fetu

Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1993;36(12):1761-1764.
Published online December 15, 1993.
A Case of Fetus-in-Fetu
Jong Hyun Kim, Ik Jun Lee
Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea
Fetus-in-fetu 1례
김종현, 이익준
가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
Abstract
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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