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Fetus In Fetu Appearing as a Prenatal Neck Mass
- Source :
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 24:1313-1316
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2005.
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Abstract
- Fetus in fetu is a rare congenital abnormality in which a nonviable, parasitic fetus grows within the body of its twin. A fetus in fetu is differentiated from a teratoma because it contains vertebral segmentation, organogenesis, or both.' Fewer than 100 cases of fetus in fetu have been reported, most of which have been in the abdomen. We describe a case of fetus in fetu arising in the neck. Our case is unique because, to our knowledge, a case of fetus in fetu in the neck has not been reported previously. The imaging studies presented include prenatal ultrasound imaging and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and postnatal computed tomography (CT).
- Subjects :
- Adult
Neck mass
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Prenatal ultrasound
Fetus
Pregnancy
Fetus in fetu
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
reproductive and urinary physiology
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Teratoma
Magnetic resonance imaging
Anatomy
medicine.disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
medicine.anatomical_structure
embryonic structures
Abdomen
Female
medicine.symptom
Abnormality
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
Neck
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02784297
- Volume :
- 24
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2cc59829b50a3fa8c598afbbd5adba7a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7863/jum.2005.24.9.1313