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Case Reports
. 2001 Apr;71(4):1338-41.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02291-8.

Dysphagia caused by a fetus-in-fetu in a 27-year-old man

M G Massad  1 , L Kong, E Benedetti, D Resnick, L Ghosh, A S Geha, H Abcarian
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Dysphagia caused by a fetus-in-fetu in a 27-year-old man

M G Massad et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Apr.

Abstract

Mechanical obstruction of the distal esophagus by a fetus-in-fetu is an extremely rare condition that has not been previously reported. We present the case of a 27-year-old man who presented with dysphagia caused by fetus-in-fetu contained within a retroperitoneal cystic cavity. The tumor, noticed since childhood, did not cause any symptoms until a year before presentation when symptoms of dysphagia developed. We propose including this entity in the differential diagnosis of a retroperitoneal mass.

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