Fetus-in-fetu with malignant recurrence

Katharine L. Hopkins; Paula K. Dickson; Turner I. Ball; Richard R. Ricketts; Patricia A. O'Shea; Carlos R. Abramowsky

doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(97)90567-4

Fetus-in-fetu with malignant recurrence

Katharine L. Hopkins, Paula K. Dickson, Turner I. Ball, Richard R. Ricketts, Patricia A. O'Shea, Carlos R. Abramowsky

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1476-1479
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of pediatric surgery
Volume	32
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3468(97)90567-4
State	Published - Oct 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Abnormal twinning
Fetus-in-fetu
Teratoma
Yolk sac carcinoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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