MRI reveals fetus in fetu in the mediastinum.
Fetus in fetu is an extremely rare condition in which a fetiform calcified mass is contained within the newborn or infant, often in the retroperitoneal cavity. We report a case of a fetus in fetu in the posterior mediastinum of a newborn. The prospective diagnosis was made by fetal US and MRI and confirmed by postnatal plain radiograph, CT and MRI.
Aoki
Katsuhiko
K
Department of Radiology, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, 422-8660 Shizuoka, Japan. kaoki@sch.pref.shizuoka.jp
Matsumoto
Yasunori
Y
Hamazaki
Minoru
M
Sano
Motohiro
M
Fukumoto
Kohji
K
Fukaya
Tetsuaki
T
Kuroda
Kenji
K
Tsutsumi
Ryou
R
D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal