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Namratha Ravishankar1, Sheeladevi Cs1, Joxce Pazhayattil1
1JSS Medical College JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research Department of Pathology Mysore India JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Department of Pathology, Mysore, India.
Abstract:
Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare entity in which a malformed vertebrate fetus is incorporated within its twin. This entity should be differentiated from a teratoma, which has more malignant potential. We describe a neonate with a heterogeneous calcified suprarenal mass. The aspiration cytology revealed a heterogeneous cell population with spindle cells and small round blue cells. Operative and histopathologic examination showed features consistent with a fetus in fetu. This case report describes a rare entity and discusses its clinical presentation, cytological features on fine-needle aspiration, and the difficulties posed in its differentiation from a teratoma.
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