Fetus in fetu: report of an additional, well-developed case.
An 8-month-old boy presenting with a fast-growing abdominal mass was operated upon to remove the tumor, which was confirmed to be a well-formed fetus in fetu. The authors describe the clinical, radiologic, and surgical findings and review the literature.
Federici
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ospedale S. Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Italy.
Prestipino
M
M
Domenichelli
V
V
Antonellini
C
C
Sciutti
R
R
Dòmini
R
R
D000005:Abdomen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic