Foetus-in-Fetu
Sharifah, M.I.; Noryati, M.; Che Zubaidah, C.D.; Zakaria, Z.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 65(2): 150-151
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 23756803 Document Number: 643065
Foetus-in-fetu is a rare condition in which a calcified mass is in the abdomen of its host, a newborn or an infant. We report a case of a newborn in whom abdominal radiograph and ultrasonography revealed a mass in which the contents favour a foetus-in-fetu. Diagnosis was confirmed by macroscopic examination that showed a soft tissue mass resembling a foetus, attached to the membranous sac. It was covered entirely with intact skin. There were two malformed lower limbs with a rudimentary digit and one malformed upper limb.