Fetus in fetu: a case report and literature review.
Fetus in fetu is a rare condition in which a fetiform calcified mass often is present in the abdomen of its host, a newborn or an infant. We report on a case of a 19-month-old girl whose plain abdominal radiograph, ultrasonography, and computed tomography scan revealed a mass in which the contents favor a fetus in fetu rather than a teratoma. The noncalcified vertebral column invisible on the radiographs was identified by the pathologist; therefore, the nonvisualization of the vertebral axis on radiography or on computed tomography scan does not exclude the diagnosis of fetus in fetu.
Hoeffel
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Department of Radiology A, UFR Faculté de Médecine Cochin, 75014 Paris, France.
Nguyen
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Phan
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Truong
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Nguyen
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Tran
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Fornes
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D002114:Calcinosis; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014427:Twins