title: A neonate with cleft palate and a fetal mass in the oral cavity: a rare case of an oral fetus-in-fetu.
abstract: Fetus-in-fetu is a rare congenital condition in which a malformed fetus-like structure is found in the body of its twin. We report a unique case of a male neonate with cleft palate and a fetus-like structure arising in his oral cavity. The neonate underwent emergent surgical removal of the mass immediately after delivery. Radiological and pathological studies of the resected mass provided supportive evidence for the case of an oral fetus-in-fetu. To our knowledge, there are few cases of oral fetus-in-fetu in the literature. Moreover, the presence of cleft palate in this neonate is of potential interest and clinical importance.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Saeid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aslanabadi
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Spinner
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zarrintan
authors.forename: Babollah
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghasemi
authors.forename: Yalda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jabbari-Moghaddam
authors.forename: Amir Afshin
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khaki
authors.forename: Amir Taher Eftekhar
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Sadat
mesh_terms: D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery