Two cases of fetus in fetu

Gunaydin M., Celik F. C., TANDER B., Bozkurter A. T., Süllü Y., Baris S., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, vol.46, no.9, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.05.012
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Fetus in fetu, Antenatal, Newborn, Children, Mediastinal, OF-THE-LITERATURE, IN-FETU
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare cause of abdominal mass in children. One of the malformed monozygotic diamniotic twins is located in the body of other twin. It is differentiated from teratoma by the presence of vertebral organization with limb buds and other organ systems. Diagnosis is based on radiologic findings. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice, leading to the complete removal of the mass. To our knowledge, less than 200 cases have been described in the literature. Herein, we report 2 cases of FIF, a newborn who was diagnosed antenatally and a three-and-half-year-old boy diagnosed with mediastinal FIF after admission for recurrent respiratory tract infections. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.