Fetus-in-fetu in a 6-month-old.
Fetus-in-fetu is a malformed parasitic monozygotic diamniotic twin found inside the body of the living child or adult. We report a case of lumbar mass having superficial rudimentary phallus, labioscrotal fold, testes, pedunculated thumb-like digit and rudimentary pelvis in addition to bowel loops in a 6-month-old Nigerian girl. The mass was excised and the baby did well. We propose based on these that dizygotic parasitic foetiform twin could exist.
Abdur-Rahman
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Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Abdul-Kadir
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Rahman
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