Fetus in Fetu in an Adult Female and Brief Review of Literature

Author:

Sharma Saroj1ORCID,Gupta Prashant Kumar1ORCID,Regmi Basanta1ORCID,Gupta Aarti2ORCID,Lamichhane Upasana3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Radiology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal

2. KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal

3. Tulsi Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Tulsipur, Dang, Lumbini Province, Nepal

Abstract

Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a very rare condition in which malformed fetus is found within the body of a living twin, most commonly within the retroperitoneum. It is a parasitic fetal twin of a diamniotic, monozygotic type. It should be differentiated from teratoma by the presence of organized vertebral column and appropriately arranged other organs or limbs around it. There is no such axial arrangement in teratoma, which has also got definite malignant potential. We report a case of FIF in a 21-year-old lady who presented late with nonspecific abdominal symptoms. Preoperative diagnosis of FIF in this case was made on computed tomography, and the patient underwent exploratory laparotomy with complete excision of mass. The excised mass in a sac was proven to be FIF on the basis of gross and histopathological examination. Surgical excision is the ideal treatment even teratoma being the differential diagnosis.

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Medicine

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