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Case Reports
. 1983 Jun;18(3):290-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(83)80105-5.

Fetus in fetu

P Sutthiwan, I Sutthiwan, T Tree-trakan
Case Reports

Fetus in fetu

P Sutthiwan et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1983 Jun.

Abstract

A 2-month-old boy was found to have an abdominal mass in the left upper quadrant. Surgical removal revealed the mass to be a fetus in fetu. Dissection and roentgenologic examination unequivocally demonstrated the presence of vertebral column and organs arranged appropriately to the vertebral axis.

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