A Case Report and Literature Review of Fetus in Fetu – A Rare Aberration of Embryogenesis in a 22-month old Infant
Keywords:
fetus-in-fetu, teratoma, intra-abdominal mass, fetoidAbstract
Fetus in fetu (FIF) is an uncommon pathology resulting from an abnormal embryogenesis occurring in a diamnionic, monochorionic twinning during pregnancy. It is so rare that there is only one underdocumented case reported in the Philippines. We are faced with a curious case of a 22-month old male child who presented with a gradually enlarging abdomen, diagnosed as FIF as confirmed by radiologic studies. After undergoing the necessary laboratory and radiologic work-ups, the patient was stabilized and eventually cleared for surgery. He underwent exploratory laparotomy with excision of FIF, from which a fetoid structure was recovered. Thorough gross and further radiologic evaluation of the recovered fetoid structure reveals findings that fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of a FIF.
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8. Yang ST, Leow SW. Intracranial fetus-in-fetu: CT Diagnosis. Am J Neuroradiol. 1992;13(5):1326-9.
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12. Singh S, Rattan K, Navtej, Gil M, Mathur SK, Sen R. Fetus-in-fetu presenting as acute intestinal obstruction. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2010;53(1):128– 9. https://doi.org/10.4103/0377-4929.59203.
13. Eng HL, Chuang JH, Lee TY, Chen WJ. Fetus in fetu: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg. 1989;24(3):296–9. http://doi.org/ 10.1016/S0022-3468(89)80017-X.
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16. Lord JM. Intra-abdominal foetus in foetu. J Pathol. 1956;72(2):627–41. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.1700720230.
17. Kim OH, Shinn KS. Postnatal growth of fetus-in-fetu. Pediatr Radiol. 1993;23(5):411–2. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011978.
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12/13/2016
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Japitana, M. F., Hilado, J., & Libanan, L. L. (2016). A Case Report and Literature Review of Fetus in Fetu – A Rare Aberration of Embryogenesis in a 22-month old Infant. PJP, 2(1), 30. Retrieved from https://philippinejournalofpathology.org/index.php/PJP/article/view/44
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