Fetus in fetu.
Fetus in fetu occurs due to aberration of monozygotic twinning. A 16-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain and mass. Laparotomy revealed an anencephalic fetus within an encapsulated retroperitoneal mass. Pathologic examination confirmed rib formation with a primitive vertebral column with bone marrow. There was no other organogenesis.
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Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai.
Rao
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Moorthy
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Deshpande
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Supe
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D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic