Abstract
Fetus-in-fetu is an unusual condition in which a vertebrate fetus is enclosed within the abdomen of another fetus. These occurrences are usually benign. This report describes an instance of malignant recurrence after resection of a fetus-in-fetu.
MeSH terms
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fetus / abnormalities*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / blood
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
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Peritoneal Neoplasms / blood
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Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
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Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery
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Teratoma / blood
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Teratoma / pathology*
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Teratoma / surgery
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alpha-Fetoproteins / analysis