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Abdominal Mass: “Fetus in Fetu”
Author(s) -
MARTINEZURRUTIA M. J.,
PEREIRA P. LOPEZ,
LASSALETTA L.,
GRACIA R.,
UTRILLA J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1990.tb11345.x
Subject(s) - medicine , axial skeleton , fetus , dissection (medical) , abdominal mass , radiological weapon , anatomy , abdomen , radiology , skeleton (computer programming) , pregnancy , biology , genetics
.A female newborn presented a mass in the left upper abdominal quadrant. It was removed by surgery and contained two independent fetuses. Dissection and radiological study of the fetuses showed an axial skeleton and long bones. It corresponds to the generally recognized diagnostic criteria of fetus in fetu.