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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2007;50(4):673-677. Published online April 1, 2007.
- Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of Fetus in Fetu at 2nd trimester: A case report.
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In Suk Shim, Sun Ah Lee, Mi Hye Park, Eun Ae Park, Young Ju Kim, Gum Ja Choe, Jung Ja Ahn, Jong Il Kim, Sun Hee Chun
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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. ewhapmh@ewha.ac.kr
2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
3Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
4Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- 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.
Keywords :2nd trimester;Fetus in fetu;Ultrasonographic diagnosis
