Case report and review of the literature: rare fetus-in-fetu presenting as oropharyngeal epignathus

An epignathus is caused by a continuous spectrum of masses of the oral cavity or oropharynx ranging in its entity from mature teratoma to the exceedingly rare fetus-in-fetu. Due to its location, regardless of the entity, the occurrence of an epignathus is frequently associated with life threatening...

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Main Authors: Daniel Runggaldier, Michael Reinehr, Hergen Friedrich, Georg Henze, Dominic Good, Claudine Gysin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1122327/full