Infantile fetiform abdominal mass: Teratoma or fetus in fetu? A case report with insights into radiological diagnosis and surgical management

Infantile fetiform abdominal mass: Teratoma or fetus in fetu? A case report with insights into radiological diagnosis and surgical management

Fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital anomaly in which a malformed parasitic twin develops within the body of a live fetus or child. Abdominal teratoma, a type of germ cell tumor, can be a great imaging mimicker of FIF and vice-versa, as they both can present as a heterogeneous mass with calcific...

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Main Authors: Jitendra Sharma, MD, Upasna Yadav, Varun Tej, Rajesh Malik, MD, Radha Sarawagi, MD, FRCR, Nadeem Rahman, Aman Kumar, MD, Ankur Patel, Abhinav C. Bhagat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Fetus
Teratoma
CT scan
X-ray
Ultrasonography
Tumor markers
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332300941X

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