Retroperitoneal fetus in fetu in a 65-year-old man.

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fetus in fetu, surgery, teratoma.

Resumo

Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital anomaly in which a malformed fetus grows within the body of its twin. It was first described in the late 18th century and has an incidence of 1:500,000 live births. The diagnosis is established in infancy or young adults in most cases. The oldest patient reported so far was a 47-year-old patient. We described the case of a 65-year-old patient with FIF, the oldest reported in the literature. Our patient meets all criteria for the diagnosis of FIF, with the presence of a limb in advanced formation inside the lesion. The treatment was surgical excision. FIF must be considered in the differential diagnosis of an abdominal mass, typically recognized in infancy. Symptoms arise from the mass effect and treatment is surgical resection due to the potential for malignancy.


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Rodrigo Piltcher-da-Silva, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

General and Digestive Surgery Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

Vivian Laís Sasaki, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

General and Digestive Surgery Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

Mariana Piltcher-Recuero, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

General and Digestive Surgery Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

Matheus Antonio Chiconelli Zangari, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

General and Digestive Surgery Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

João Rafael Bora Ruggeri, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

General and Digestive Surgery Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

Luiz Francisco Cravo Bettini, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

General and Digestive Surgery Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

Carlos Henrique Trippia, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

Radiology Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

Alexandre Alessi, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

Cardiology Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

Júlio Cezar Uili Coelho, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

General and Digestive Surgery Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

Raul Alberto Anselmi Junior, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

General and Digestive Surgery Service, Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, Curitiba, Brazil.

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2022-07-29

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Piltcher-da-Silva R, Sasaki VL, Piltcher-Recuero M, Zangari MAC, Ruggeri JRB, Bettini LFC, Trippia CH, Alessi A, Coelho JCU, Anselmi Junior RA. Retroperitoneal fetus in fetu in a 65-year-old man. Clin Biomed Res [Internet]. 29º de julho de 2022 [citado 28º de março de 2024];42(2). Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/121588

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