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.
Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
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Abdur-Rahman
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Abdul-Kadir
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Rahman