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- Title
Double fetus-in-fetu: CT scan diagnosis in an adult.
- Authors
Daga, B. V.; Chaudhary, V. A.; Ingle, Amit S.; Dhamangaokar, Vinayak B.; Jadhav, Deepti P.; Kulkarni, Prasanna A.
- Abstract
A fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is an uncommon developmental abnormality characterized by a reasonably well-formed but aborted fetus that is seen in the form of an encapsulated, pedunculated vertebrate tumor in the patient's abdomen. We report an interesting case of a double FIF in a 20-year-old man, who presented with acute abdominal pain and a lump. CT scan of the abdomen revealed two ill-formed fetuses-in-fetu, which were seen as a 15-cm complex, encapsulated mass in the lower retroperitoneum; there was also free fluid in the abdomen. The diagnosis of a ruptured twin FIF was made. Complete surgical excision of the lesion was performed and the diagnosis was confirmed histopathologically. To the best of our knowledge, the CT scan findings of a ruptured double FIF in an adult have not been previously documented.
- Subjects
HUMAN abnormalities; TOMOGRAPHY; ABORTION; TUMORS; RETROPERITONEUM; ABDOMINAL pain; SURGICAL excision
- Publication
Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging, 2009, Vol 19, Issue 3, p216
- ISSN
0971-3026
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0971-3026.54890