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Fetus in Fetu as a suprarenal mass in a neonate – a rare and perplexing entity
Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare entity in which a malformed vertebrate fetus is incorporated within its twin. This entity should be differentiated from a teratoma, which has more malignant potential. We describe a neonate with a heterogeneous calcified suprarenal mass. The aspiration cytology revealed...
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Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8745399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35350818 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.347 |
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author | Ravishankar, Namratha CS, Sheeladevi Pazhayattil, Joxce |
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description | Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare entity in which a malformed vertebrate fetus is incorporated within its twin. This entity should be differentiated from a teratoma, which has more malignant potential. We describe a neonate with a heterogeneous calcified suprarenal mass. The aspiration cytology revealed a heterogeneous cell population with spindle cells and small round blue cells. Operative and histopathologic examination showed features consistent with a fetus in fetu. This case report describes a rare entity and discusses its clinical presentation, cytological features on fine-needle aspiration, and the difficulties posed in its differentiation from a teratoma. |
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spelling | pubmed-87453992022-03-28 Fetus in Fetu as a suprarenal mass in a neonate – a rare and perplexing entity Ravishankar, Namratha CS, Sheeladevi Pazhayattil, Joxce Autops Case Rep Clinical Case Report Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare entity in which a malformed vertebrate fetus is incorporated within its twin. This entity should be differentiated from a teratoma, which has more malignant potential. We describe a neonate with a heterogeneous calcified suprarenal mass. The aspiration cytology revealed a heterogeneous cell population with spindle cells and small round blue cells. Operative and histopathologic examination showed features consistent with a fetus in fetu. This case report describes a rare entity and discusses its clinical presentation, cytological features on fine-needle aspiration, and the difficulties posed in its differentiation from a teratoma. Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo 2022-01-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8745399/ /pubmed/35350818 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.347 Text en Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Clinical Case Report Ravishankar, Namratha CS, Sheeladevi Pazhayattil, Joxce Fetus in Fetu as a suprarenal mass in a neonate – a rare and perplexing entity |
title | Fetus in Fetu as a suprarenal mass in a neonate – a rare and perplexing entity |
title_full | Fetus in Fetu as a suprarenal mass in a neonate – a rare and perplexing entity |
title_fullStr | Fetus in Fetu as a suprarenal mass in a neonate – a rare and perplexing entity |
title_full_unstemmed | Fetus in Fetu as a suprarenal mass in a neonate – a rare and perplexing entity |
title_short | Fetus in Fetu as a suprarenal mass in a neonate – a rare and perplexing entity |
title_sort | fetus in fetu as a suprarenal mass in a neonate – a rare and perplexing entity |
topic | Clinical Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8745399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35350818 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.347 |
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