title: Sonographic prenatal diagnosis of intracranial fetus in fetu.
abstract: A case of sonographic prenatal diagnosis of a complex intracranial mass, with features of a fetus in fetu at 17 weeks' gestation, is reported. This diagnosis is reserved for a highly organized tumor containing a vertebral column and recognizable fetal parts and should be differentiated from a teratoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Histopathology, City Hospital, Terlizzi, Bari, Italy. luigimagno@wappi.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ianniruberto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ianniruberto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rella
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ciminelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal