Foetus in foetu: CT findings in two cases.
Foetus in foetu is a rare abdominal mass presenting in early childhood, which shows classic radiologic appearances that make a preoperative diagnosis certain. We present two such cases in which the diagnosis was initially established on computed tomography, which showed mature skeletal structures including vertebrae and long bones in addition to fat. The diagnosis was corroborated by plain radiography and magnetic resonance imaging in one case and confirmed operatively and histopathologically in both cases.
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Diwan Chand Satya Pal Aggarwal Imaging Research Centre, 10-B, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, India.
Aggarwal
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D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal