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Fetus in Fetu: A Rare Congenital Anomaly Diagnosed Postnatally by Ultrasonography and MRI

Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital anomaly with two controversial theories regarding its embryogenesis. Although it is an extremely rare condition, it should be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis while evaluating children with abdominal calcification. Radiological findings on postnatal d...

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Autores principales: M., Sandra C, Peethambar, Breman A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10405024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37554598
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41550
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description Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital anomaly with two controversial theories regarding its embryogenesis. Although it is an extremely rare condition, it should be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis while evaluating children with abdominal calcification. Radiological findings on postnatal days 2 and 5 of a neonate with an antenatal scan showing an abdominal mass in the fetus are described here. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the mass in which the contents favored a diagnosis of the FIF. Characteristic features of FIF on MRI have been less explored and knowledge regarding the same will be of immense help to the radiologist. Complete surgical excision followed by histopathology confirmed the diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-104050242023-08-08 Fetus in Fetu: A Rare Congenital Anomaly Diagnosed Postnatally by Ultrasonography and MRI M., Sandra C Peethambar, Breman A Cureus Pathology Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital anomaly with two controversial theories regarding its embryogenesis. Although it is an extremely rare condition, it should be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis while evaluating children with abdominal calcification. Radiological findings on postnatal days 2 and 5 of a neonate with an antenatal scan showing an abdominal mass in the fetus are described here. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the mass in which the contents favored a diagnosis of the FIF. Characteristic features of FIF on MRI have been less explored and knowledge regarding the same will be of immense help to the radiologist. Complete surgical excision followed by histopathology confirmed the diagnosis. Cureus 2023-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10405024/ /pubmed/37554598 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41550 Text en Copyright © 2023, M. et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title Fetus in Fetu: A Rare Congenital Anomaly Diagnosed Postnatally by Ultrasonography and MRI
title_full Fetus in Fetu: A Rare Congenital Anomaly Diagnosed Postnatally by Ultrasonography and MRI
title_fullStr Fetus in Fetu: A Rare Congenital Anomaly Diagnosed Postnatally by Ultrasonography and MRI
title_full_unstemmed Fetus in Fetu: A Rare Congenital Anomaly Diagnosed Postnatally by Ultrasonography and MRI
title_short Fetus in Fetu: A Rare Congenital Anomaly Diagnosed Postnatally by Ultrasonography and MRI
title_sort fetus in fetu: a rare congenital anomaly diagnosed postnatally by ultrasonography and mri
topic Pathology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10405024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37554598
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41550
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