Dysphagia caused by a fetus-in-fetu in a 27-year-old man.
Mechanical obstruction of the distal esophagus by a fetus-in-fetu is an extremely rare condition that has not been previously reported. We present the case of a 27-year-old man who presented with dysphagia caused by fetus-in-fetu contained within a retroperitoneal cystic cavity. The tumor, noticed since childhood, did not cause any symptoms until a year before presentation when symptoms of dysphagia developed. We propose including this entity in the differential diagnosis of a retroperitoneal mass.
Massad
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Department of Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA. mmassad@uic.edu
Kong
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Benedetti
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Resnick
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Ghosh
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Geha
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Abcarian
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D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014427:Twins