Oral fetus-in-fetu: A case report

Abdulraheem, Nurudeen T; Nasir, Abdulrasheed A; Abdur-Rahman, Lukman O.; Akanbi, Oluwaseun R.; Olanrewaju, M.O.; Alada, Muslimat A.; Oyedepo, Olanrewaju Olubukola; Obasa, Temitope Olorunsola; Adeniran, James O.

doi:10.1016/j.epsc.2015.02.007

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“…FIF is a condition, commonly occurs in retroperitoneal space (80%) 2. Others rare sites like sacrococcygeal region, intracranial, thorax, pelvis, scrotum, back and oral cavity have also been described in the literature 3–5. There are two theories for the development of FIF.…”

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Fetus in fetu in an adult woman

Kumar¹,

Paswan

Kumar

et al. 2019

BMJ Case Rep

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Fetus in fetu (FIF) is an extremely rare condition in which malformed fetus is found most commonly in the retroperitoneum of living twin. It occurs in about 1 in 500 000 live births and less than 200 cases have been reported in medical literature. We report FIF in a 17-year-old woman unlike other cases which were usually detected in early age and in male gender. This is the eighth case of adult FIF and the first case of FIF in adult woman worldwide. Preoperative diagnosis of FIF on CT was made and planned for exploratory laparotomy. The excised malformed fetus in a sac was proven as FIF on the basis of histopathological examination. In view to avoid such late presentation, early detection of FIF with radiological imaging in clinically suspected case is recommended. Surgical excision is the ideal treatment even teratoma is the differential diagnosis.

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Fetus in fetu in an adult woman

Kumar¹,

Paswan

Kumar

et al. 2019

BMJ Case Rep

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“…Also the confusion of epignathus is a mature teratoma or a parasitic twinning process, has yet to be clearly answered. Both of the theories are concluded with surgical excision because they are locally invasive and can be destructive (3)(4)(5). Tumors of the oral cavity other than cystic and hamartomatous lesions are rare and include ranula, lymphatic malformation, dermoid cyst, epidermoid cyst, heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst and duplication foregut cysts (6).…”

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Bi̇r Yeni̇doğanda Epi̇gnatus – Orofari̇ngeal Teratom

Güney¹,

Bostancı²,

Ertürk³

et al. 2019

Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease

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Epignathus also known as oropharyngeal teratoma is a very rare tumor in newborns, which has a female predominance. The treatment is simple excision of the mass surgically which should not be delayed. We operated a male newborn due to intraoral mass causing episodic deglution and respiration problems. The histopathology was reported as epignathus and this case is discussed based on the current literature because of its rarity.

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“…5 Regardless, it is widely accepted that a high level of organogenesis is present in fetus in fetu. 12,18 It is most commonly diagnosed after birth in children younger than 18 months of age 16,19 and is located in the retroperitoneal space in 80% of cases. Findings include a vertebral column in 91% of cases, limbs in 82.5% of cases, central nervous system in 55.8% of cases, gastrointestinal tract in 45% of cases, and genitourinary tract in 26.5% of cases.…”

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“…17 Fewer than 200 cases of fetus in fetu have been reported in the literature since it was first described by Johann Friedrich Meckel in the late 18th century. 12,18 It is most commonly diagnosed after birth in children younger than 18 months of age 16,19 and is located in the retroperitoneal space in 80% of cases. 20,21 Unusual locations of fetus in fetu have been reported in the cranium, 8,9 oropharynx, 13 thorax, 21 sacrum, 10 and genitalia.…”

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Perinatal diagnosis and management of oropharyngeal fetus in fetu: A case report

Espinoza

Mehta

et al. 2017

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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Fetus in fetu is an extremely rare congenital anomaly. We describe the perinatal diagnosis and management of a fetus with oropharyngeal and cervical fetus in fetu. High-resolution ultrasonography with 3-dimensional rendering can identify increased risks of airway obstruction in utero. Early identification allows a multidisciplinary team to be assembled for a scheduled ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure.

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Oral fetus-in-fetu: A case report

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Fetus in fetu in an adult woman

Fetus in fetu in an adult woman

Bi̇r Yeni̇doğanda Epi̇gnatus – Orofari̇ngeal Teratom

Perinatal diagnosis and management of oropharyngeal fetus in fetu: A case report

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