Fetus in fetu

ABSTRACT

Fetus in fetu is a rare abnormality secondary to the abnormal embryo genesis in a diamniotic, monochorionic pregnancy. To our knowledge fetus in fetu originally described by Meckel in the late J8th century [Senyuz et al, 1992], it is a rare pathological condition fewer than 100 cases were reported in the literature [Thakral et al, 1998,, we reported a 2 months old girl suffering from abdominal mass since birth, and referred to the Cancer Institute as suspicious of Wilms tumor, conventional radiograph of the abdomen revealed a mass containing numerous calcifications, C. T scan showed a heterogeneous retroperitoneal mass with well-defined calcified structures within the mass. The decision was made for surgical exploration, [he diagnosis was made intra-operatively and the mass was successfully excised, physical examination of the mass with review of literature confirmed the diagnosis of fetus in fetu. Although it is a rare condition imaging may play an important role in our ability to correctly diagnose cases in a prospective fashion. Surgical excision is the recommended treatment