A Case of Fetus in Fetu.
- Author:
Ji Young KIM
1
;
Seung Ho YANG
;
Seong Yeun HONG
;
Dae Hyeon CHOO
;
Hoon Kyu OH
;
Young Chan PARK
;
Hai Lee CHUNG
;
Woo Taek KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Fetus in fetu; Retroperitoneal; Teratoma
- MeSH: Abdomen; Arm; Axis, Cervical Vertebra; Embryonic Development; Female; Fetus*; Foot; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Organogenesis; Parturition; Penis; Pregnancy; Siblings; Spine; Teratoma; Testis
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology 2006;17(2):225-230
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Fetus in fetu is an extremely uncommon cause of abdominal mass in the neonate with an incidence of 1 in 500,000 births. This is thought to occur when a monozygotic, diamniotic twin is incorporated into the body of its sibling early in embryonic development. A case of retroperitoneal fetus in fetu in a 3 day old male infant is reported, the excised round mass contained the vertebral column, 2 feet, 2 arms, small penis and testis. The presence of vertebral axis and organogenesis differentiates it from a teratoma. More than 100 cases of fetus in fetu have been reported, most of which have been in the abdomen. We report a case of a well developed fetus in the retroperitoneal area of a neonate delivered at term.
