Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of Fetus in Fetu at 2nd trimester: A case report.
- Author:
In Suk SHIM
1
;
Sun Ah LEE
;
Mi Hye PARK
;
Eun Ae PARK
;
Young Ju KIM
;
Gum Ja CHOE
;
Jung Ja AHN
;
Jong Il KIM
;
Sun Hee CHUN
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. ewhapmh@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
2nd trimester;
Fetus in fetu;
Ultrasonographic diagnosis
- MeSH:
Diagnosis*;
Fetus*;
Humans;
Organogenesis;
Parturition;
Pregnancy;
Spine;
Ultrasonography;
Vertebrates
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2007;50(4):673-677
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fetus in fetu is an very rare condition in which a vertebrate fetus is incorporated within its twin. Although a number of cases were reported at 3rd trimester of gestation or postnatally, the authors present a retroperitoneal fetus in fetu with 9 x 7 x 6 cm sized cystic mass that was diagnosed at 2nd trimester using ultrasonography and confirmed on a computed tomography scan after birth. The mass was successfully excised postnatally and consistent with a fetus in fetu by pathological confirmation. Solid mass was surrounded by a fluid-containing sac and showed highly ordered organogenesis around an axial vertebral column.
